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THE HISTORY 



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67tli REGIMENT 



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War of the Rebellion. 



BEDFORD, INDIANA: 
HERALD BOOK AND JOB PRINT. 

1892. 



PREFACE. 



Lest the patrioUc deeds and sutferins^s of silont lieroes be 
forgotten in the debris of the dead past I am induced to pen 
the lines of the following pages. 

In compiling this work we found that to record all per- 
sonal reminiscences would make a work too voluminous for 
the work, hence we have avoided personal mention and ad- 
hered to the main thread of our liistoric story whose details 
as to facts are true, though sligiit errors in dates may occur. 
To the great battles that the regiment was engaged in we 
have only attempted to give a slight description of the imme- 
diate locality of our regiment and many of the engagements 
as recorded in the list of "Battles of the Rebellion," and as 
set forth in the list in this work has not received a descrip- 
tion since in the stirring times of this great conflict we fought 
many skirmishes that in former wars would hav'e been called 
battles, and are now recorded in the War Dei)artment as such, 
though we took but little account of at the time. Prom the 
fact that we were twice cajitured by the enemy, and our pa- 
pers and records destroyed, reports are ncu'essarily incom- 
plete, and it is not claimed that this work is absolutely cor- 
rect in every particular, but as an historic fact it is true and 
as such is submitted to the su/Vivors of the regiment and to 
the general i)ublic and is 

DEDICATED TO YOUNO AMERICA BY 

R. B. SCOTT. 





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CHAPTER I. 



ORGANIZATION — BATTLE OF MUMPORDSVILLE, KY. — TAKEN 
PRISONERS OF WAR— RETURN TO INDIANAPOLIS. 



O. war is ci-in'l heart-od I Ay, the man 
That in the pi'ivate walks of life was kind. 
Even to the nursinj*- mother's tender fears; 
Who started at a funeral knell and walked 
With slow, sad step and sympathizing eye 
When the hearse passed with ono he never knew — 
Why. he. when war's stern strength is in his soul, 
Will stalk in apathy o'er slaughtered friends, 
Counting the dead and dying, as their loss 
Was all computed in the niunerous slain. 

— Mrs. Holes Ormond Grosvenor. 

The Sixty-seventh Regiment Indiana Volunteers was 
organized in the Third Congressional District by companies 
raised in the following counties, viz: One from Owen and 
Monroe, two from Lawrence, four from Jackson, one from 
Bartholomew, one from Jennings and one from Jefferson, 
rendezvousing at Madison about the middle of August, 18(52. 

This regiment was organized with the field and line offi 
cers and men as set forth in the succeeding tabulated pages, 
and whose average age was twenty years; boys who, when 
the war-cloud burst forth in cyclones of fire and battle, 
dropped their school books, laid down their farming tools, 
came from workshops and stores, and rushed, at their coun- 
try's call, to Madison, and on the 19th and 20th of August. 
1862. by companies held up their hands toward heaven and 
in the presence of Almighty God swore allegiance to the 
United States, and to defend it against all its enemies of 
whatever nature, and to obey our superior officers who might 
be appointed over us. 



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Then for the first time in our lives we ejected and inhab- 
ited a convass city of the United States, sit lated just below 
the city in a nice beech grove whose shades protected us 
from the burning rays of the August sun, while we went 
through the novelties of preparing foi* active warfare by 
drawing new United States uniforms, some of which were too 
long at one end, while others were too short at both. This 
difficulty was soon satisfactoi'ily ovei'come by tho long boys 
swcipping with the short boys, and thus those thousand boys 
from all vocations and every walk of life wei-e now all dressed 
up in United States uniforms and as pi-oud as little boys with 
their first pantaloons. 

Having all been satisfactorily uniformed we formed in 
line by companies and tried to march — which was new, novel 
and awkward to us — up to the ordnance t uit where each of 
us drew a great, big new Belgium rifle having a long cutlass 
to fasten upon the muzzle. Then cam.> cartridge boxes and 
belts the like of whioh we had never seen; and when, after 
many diffi^uluies, we were all rigged out in (iniiour (h icar 
when we again fell in line with guns in hand and we were 
now on the war-path snapping our guns and filling the air 
with the tune of rattling ramrods as we marched to our quar- 
ters, where we made an attempt to stack arms. Scarcely 
had we lain off our armor when we were again called into 
line, when we began to ask ourselves, "When woukl tliis 
thing end y" as we marched up to tlic quartermaster's tent, 
where we drew a gum ]>uncho, a wool blanket and a wai'drobe 
in the shape of a knai)sack and finally a canteen, which tin 
ished the list of our com|)lete outfit, and we lelt ourselves 
now ready foi- active warfai'e. 

We had but little time to wait foi' action as Uiu-li! Sam 
had urgent need of us, and on the l*lst we received orders to 
strike t(>nts, pack knai)sac.l\s, and j)repar(s to march. What- 
ever this oi-dei- meant we had yet to learn. However, we 
l)ulled down t(Mits, and after many difficulties managed to i)ut 
on)- things in our knai)sacks and succeeded in st)"ip|>ing them 



upon our backs, and with accoutrements and gun, making a 
load of about 60 pounds weight, we managed to get into line 
as a regiment, for the first time, and mercy on us! do they 
expect us to march and fight with this ungodly load strapped 
upon our backs '? This question was subsequently answered 
to our satisfaction. Colonel Emerson now gave the order 
and we moved out and down to the wharf where we embarked 
upon a steamboat amid rousing patriotic cheers from on 
board which seemed to echo from hill to hill and tc» be caught 
up by the rippling waters below, and answered back by the 
waving of 'kerchiefs and throwing of kisses by the citizens 
and ladies on shore, filling the very air with patriotism as we 
shoved off from the Hoo&ier shore some of us never to return. 

Wo moved down tlie river, enjoying the nice scenery as 
the evening passed. When we arrived at Louisville, Ky., wo 
debarked and went into camp near the L. & N. railroad de- 
pot, where w^e remained but a few days, besieged by ped- 
dlers and hucksters, who seemed to avail themselves of our 
inexperience; but we were soon ordered to fall in and march 
to the depot, where we boarded box cars and steamed south- 
ward. After a few hours w^e arrived at Mumfordsville, Ky., 
whare we stopped and went into camp on the left of the rail- 
road, and on looking about we found fragments of the Seven- 
teenth and Fiftieth Indiana regiments and one company of the 
Fifty-fourth and the Eighty-ninth Indiana, wiio had preceded 
us a few days, and a few" United States Regulars. On our 
right was a small stockade in which was one small piece of 
artillery. From this stockade, in a crescent, extended a lino 
of breastworks around to the extreme left, where it termin- 
ated in a fort, in which was a section of small guns. Inside 
of these crescent-shai^ed works were placed the aforenamed 
troops, amounting in all to about l^.fiOO, with something over 
2,000 small arms. 

We were now in the enemy's country, witliout drill oi- 
discipline, liable to be attacked at any time, making it imper- 
ative that we should enter upon our military education at 



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once. So Corporal Richardson, of Company C. having re- 
ceived some instruction as to the staps and facings, was 
ordered to take us out and drill us in squad drill. This 
proved very amusing to him, as well as laborious and awk- 
ward to us. being a laughable scene to the lookers on. 

Our tirst picket duty came here when we had to be placed 
away out from camp in little squads, to keep watch while 
the rest of the camp slept, which now began to wear all the 
novelty off of soldier life, but all went on well, as the general 
routine of camp life was being performed from day to day. 
until late in the evening of the 12th, when a company or two 
were ordered to fall in with guns and cartridge boxes, and 
were marched down to the railroad where, just at dark, wo 
boarded a train of tiat cars and were ordered to lay down flat 
on our stomachs, which, with a serious questioning, we did, 
while we steamed south over a rough road which tried the 
endurance and elasticity of our stomachs while we sped along 
through the darkness expecting at any moment to be tired 
into by some ambushed enemy : but uotliiug exciting occur- 
ring, we arrived at Howling Green aftei" a few houi-s horizon- 
tal riding. Here we loaded up our train with provisions and 
returned before morning. Tliis new departure created a sus- 
picion in our minds that the Rebels were near. On the l^th 
our suspicions were strengthened by seeing active ]jrei)ara- 
tions for and i)reautions against an attack, and wiien w«' saw 
officers in little groups conversing in undertones, we knew 
trouble was pending ; and when late in the evening, while the 
sun was setting beneath the western horison. sending a great 
halo of glory up the western sky, and tlie soft, dusky curtain 
of twiliglit in columns began to draw about us. in slow ami 
measured tread, in silence comi)anies were moving out and 
strengthening the picket line, and after being placed in lines, 
settled down with gun in hand to await the coming events. 

The dark, still night was slowly ])assing away. wh(Mi. 
near twelve o'clock, a Hag of truce canu' slowly up and de 
manded a surrender of the forts and f()rc«,'s, which General 



Wilder refuses, tind after some parleying they return and 
again the whole line settled into silence and suspense, while 
General Wilder places his troops in position for defense by 
putting the Eighty-ninth Indiana over on the right and the 
Sixty-seventh on the left, while the fragments of regulars 
were placed on different j^oints along the line. Now, all be- 
ing placed in readiness to receive the enemy, the great rows 
of uniformed Hoosiers, just from the church and schoolroom, 
with guns in hand, lay waiting the coming conflict, while 
the stars of heaven marked the passing hours. 

On that Sunday morning, September 14th, in the calm- 
ness of the hour, great gray streaks of the mornings dawn 
began to appear in the east and shoot their silver threads of 
light across the blue fields of heaven, and the dew drops, from 
the leafy boughs began to fall and beat the reveille of early 
morn, and the redbird began to chirp and tune for his morn- 
ing song, when suddenly, "BOOM" goes a cannon over in 
our front and a shell goes screeching through the air, leaving 
a brilliant meteoric streak of Are in its wake. Suddenly we 
were upon our feet and ready for action. We had never heard 
the boom of a cannon or screech of a shell, but we instinct- 
ively knew this to be a signal gun, and that the Uebels would 
soon be upon us, and a tremor of dread passes through our 
nerves and a pallor comes upon our cheeks, and with com- 
pressed lips and the stamp of determination upon our feat 
ures we wait in silence but a few moments, when another 
boom, then another, then a musket quickly followed by others, 
and our pickets were fired upon and the rattle of musketry 
is heard all along the line, while the whole Rebel line is ad- 
vancing. Our pickets fire and fall back in line with the 
skirmishers. .We hear the skirmishers of the Eighty-ninth 
rattling away; our line is being driven in. firing and falling- 
back, leaving their dead and wounded behind, while the 
Rebel hosts still press on until we are all driven into the forts 
and behind the breastworks, when a partial calm ensues 
while Rebel batteries are whirling around mto position and 



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wo hoar our littlo tiold pieces over on tlio ri<a:ht pounding- 
away. Then ours on the left are makin<i: it warm for the Keb's, 
wlien the whole Kebol force, in three lines of battle, advance 
upon us, wlien instantly our whole crescent line of works 
were one Ijlaze of musketry, sendinof deadly missiles into the 
Keljel ranks, whose batteries and muskets are sending a tor- 
rent of shot and shell over our heads, while with maddening 
yell they charge upon us, but our deadly aim has thinned 
their ranks, they waver and fall back, while our boys till the 
air with cheers while they pour the shot into the ranks of the 
retreating foe. The firing has slackened, the Rebels are re- 
forming their columns. A Rebel gun is galloped to the hill 
in (nir rear, and is about to fire upon us, when our piece is 
whii-led around and aimed, and sends a shot that dismounts 
it and we have no trouble from the rear; but in front they 
are yelling and coming on another charge, when Major Ablott 
mounts the i)arapet and cries out : "Shoot low," when a sliot 
strikes him and he falls dead, while on they come in a mad- 
dening rush to death, while our boys, "Hoosier squirrel hunt 
drill." are thinning their ranks and they again waver and fall 
back. Our boys till the air with deadly mi.ssiles and a "Hoos- 
ier yell, which is echoed by the Eighty-ninth boys, when an- 
otlu'r ])artial calm comes, which lasts but a few minutes when 
the Rebel lines fetch a demoniacal yell and with glittering- 
bayonets come on a third time on their march to (hnxlh, be- 
neath a cloud of smoke. We see a host of soldiers coming 
up in our reai- ; we wheel our cannon and bring our guns to 
Ixjar upon them, when to our joy, to the soft breezes the star- 
si)angled banner unfurls, and the old Fiftieth Indiana is 
coining to our aid. Hut on comes the Rebel host, yelling and 
firing, but our squirrel hunt aim is thinning their ranks and 
again they weaken and fall back out of rifle shot and calm is 
all along the line when we see a Hag of truce coming u]). 
Wilder meets it. They want to care for their wounded and 
bury their dead ; and thus (>nded the tight on Sunday morn- 
ing, SepU-nilxM' 14, 1H()1'. 




Battlp: of Munfobdsvii.le, Ky., Sept. 14, 1862. 



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Our 2,200 men had withstood the storm of General Chal 
mers' whole division of well drilled and disciplined troops 
and lost forty-seven killed and wounded, while the enemy's 
loss was about 750 ; and Chalmsrs falls back to await the 
cominof of Bragg's whole army. 

The severity of this engagement is attested by our flag 
and staff being struck one hundred and forty-six times. 

We occupied the remainder of ihe day in caring for our 
wounded and burying our dead, and this was one of the most 
horrible sights we had ever witnessed ; not being inured to 
the horrors of battle. It seemed to us horrible to see our 
schoolmates of a few weeks before, now one by one laid away 
in the cold grave far away from home and friends. 

On the next day we lay in readiness for battle, all day 
exi^ecting the enemy to return and renew the attack, but he 
did not appear until Tuesday, the 16th, when skirmishing 
again commenced and continued all day. General Bragg's 
whole force had come up, and while the skirmishing was go- 
ing on he was placing his batteries in position all around us 
in such a manner as to open a concentrated fire upon us. 

Having his batteries so arranged, late in the evening he 
sends in a flag of truce and demands a surrender, which Gen- 
eral Wilder refused, unless j^ermitted to see for himself that 
he (Bragg) had the necessary troops to enforce the demand. 
This permission being granted. General Wilder rode around 
the place and counted 66 cannon, 54 of which were then in 
position, and was told by Bragg that there were 35,600 troops 
in position, which convinced him that it would be a foolish 
sacrifice of life to hold out longer, and Wednesday morning, 
September 17, we were surrendered prisoners of war. 

On the 18th we were marched out by regiments and with 
three days' rations, by company parolled and started south- 
ward to meet General Buell and his army, who had, we 
hoped would come to our rescue before we were compelled to 
surrender. 

After travelling several miles we came up to Buell's army 



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and remainod with thorn one day, and then went to Bowling 
Green, Ky., remaining- there but a little while when we start- 
ed northward towards Hoosierdom, marching by day and 
laying up at night, until September 26, when we reached 
Brandenburg, and the following day crossed the river and 
reached New Albany, Ind., on the 27th. Here Governor 
Morton met us and spoke a word of cheer and encourage- 
ment to us and ordered us by rail to Indianapolis, arriving 
there on the 31st of September. 

On the following morning we received a furlough of 
twenty days, which was extended seven days moie. Thus 
within a few short weeks, we had left our harvest fields, 
workshops and been transformed from citizens to soldiers 
and been baptised in the fire of blood and battle, made pris- ■ 
oners of war and hungry and footsore marched one hundred 
and fifty miles, and now we have a little rest at home among 
friends. 



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CHAPTER II. 



RETl^RN TO I'AROLE CAMP — START SOUTHWARD — BATTLES 
OF CHICKASAW, BAYOU AND ARKANSAS POST. 



A thousand giorious actions that might clai'ni 
Triumpliant laurels and immortal fame, 
Confused in clouds of gloi-ious actions lie, 
And troops of heroes undisting-uished die. 

While we were home on this twenty-seven day's furlough 
the storm clouds of late autumn had come and wintry blasts 
had covered mother earth beneath a blanket of snow, making- 
it anything but inviting for us to turn out of our soft beds and 
leave our warm and comfortable firesides and again enter the 
arena of war, but such must needs be, and on the 27th of Oc- 
tober we assembled in parole camp in Camp Morton where 
we again went through the process of drawing tents, blank- 
ets, clothing and knapsacks and were soon rigged up in com- 
fortable quarters again and resumed a quiet camp life while 
awaitmg our exchange; and to make our tents more comfort- 
able some of us bought sheet iron stoves and placed them 
beneath our ground Hoor, having the Hue to come up just out- 
side the gable end of our tents. This jn-oved to be quite a 
luxury, which we were not destined to enjoy but a brief time. 

As the winter drevr on and the nights long and cold, our 
supply of wood ran short, wiien the whole camp became rest- 
less. So one cold night, as much through pure devilment as 
the want of wood, we made a raid upon tiie fence about us, 
making considerable racket which brought General McMa- 
han out, who ordered a battery round in front and the One 
Hundredth Indiana to drive us into our tents. As the General 



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was ridinii Ihr auyh camp some one bounced a club off of him, 
and by accident one of the One Hundredth boys ^-ot shot, from 
the effects of which I afterward learned, he died. But after 
a brief storm all was restored to order and quiet, and on the 
following: morning onr ^\ ood-pile was replenished and we had 
no more trouble. All was going on smoothly, when to our 
joy we received news of our exchange, and that wo would soon 
bo sent to the front. So on the following morning we formed 
in ranks by company and marched up to tlie ordnance depart- 
ment and drew our guns, this tima Enfield rifles, a decided 
improvement upon the old Belgiums, being much neater and 
lighter. 

We were now again ready for active duty, and were at 
once put upon company drills, reviews and other duties inci- 
dent to the preparing us for active service, and from day to 
day we were put through those various evolutions necessary 
to inure us to the hardships of war. 

While we were thus learning the art of war, the measles, 
to the extent almost, of an epidemic, broke out among our 
boys, rendering many unable for duty when on December 5, 
we broke camp and marched down and boarded a freight train 
(•n the Vandalia Line and steamed westward as the sun sank 
and the cold wintry night drew on, and as we had no way of 
warming ourselves we drew our blankets about us and hud- 
dled together, suffering considerable from cold as we passed 
through the bleak praii'ies of Illinois. 

On the following morning we arrived at Cairo, 111., where, 
eager to limber up our cramped limbs and to warm up our 
diilly blood, we debarlvod f I'om the train and proceeded to take 
in the sights of the city, as well as a good warm dinner, after 
which we moved down to the wharf and boarded a steamer 
which lay there in waiting, and when all were quartered and 
in readiness we slioved off and headed down the great Miss- 
issip])i. 

We had iicard of the great Mississippi, and in our school 
geogra])hi('S had seen it niarl^cd oil", but this was our first 



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view of the great river, with which our subsequent history 
is to be so closely associated, and as our boat, by great 
throbs, was pushing- her way down this stream, we were 
taking in the scenery along its banks, whea the cold gray 
evening faded into night, whose dark curtain shut off the 
scene, and the night settled into silence upon river and shore, 
and nothing was heard in the silence of the hour except the 
great throbs of our engine below and the hum of voices on 
board. 

Becoming weary we prepared for the niglit by wrapping 
ourselves in our blankets and lay upon the decks, all folded 
up like so many soup spoons, we lay upon one side until our 
very hip bones seamed to be boring holes into the deck floors, 
when, all being ready, the order was given to ' 'Prepare to 
spoon — spoon," when the whole line at once would roll over 
on its other side. Tiiis was circuiihHfantial, voluntary drill. 

So passed the hours, and the morning came and we still 
kept onward to Dixie down the murky stream, and after 
breakfasting on hard tack and cold boiled pork we proceed- 
ed to take in the scenery along the shores, and as we were 
getting further south all the time we could set upon deck and 
enjoy the passing scenery without much discomfort, while 
the day waned into night and the spoon-drUl is again per- 
formed, and so went the time night and day, and day and 
night, for four nights and three days, until we arrived at 
Memphis, Tenn., where we were again glad to be relieved 
from our cramped quarters. Here we debarked and went 
into camp up in the rear of the city, where we found a very 
pleasant plaoe to camp, but wood being a little scarce we 
soon adopted the rule of "taking the top rail of the -fencing," 
and we lived strictly up to this rule then; and thereafter none 
of the boys were ever known to take any but the "top rail." 

Here we did the regular camp and picket duty and prac- 
ticed target shooting and drilling company drill, and when 
off duty we took in the city, where we saw more "niggers" 
and dogs than at any place we had ever seen, and it was a 



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disputable question as to which were in the majority — nig- 
gers, dogs or Rebels. This question is yet unsettled. 

We remained here until the 20th, when we broke camp 
and marched down to the wharf, where we boarded the steam 
er "J. S. Pringle," which was one of the boats that formed 
the fleet that bore Sherman's gallant araiy to Vicksburg. 

One by one, as fast as loaded, they would drop out ic 
the stream and take position in line of order, and when they 
were all in line it was a grand sight to see this grand fleet 
loaded down to the guards with proud western troops, all in 
line ; as it were, a flock of huge marine birds, all decorated 
with floating state banners and the flag of the Union proudly 
waving, while the great voices of brass bands were tilling the 
air with sweet strains of patriotic music, wafted by the breeze 
from shore to shore, while the muddy waves below seemed to 
flap and dance in gleeful harmony. 

When the last strain of this music liad died away and 
while the rippling waves were dancing, and a calm seemed 
to settle upon the scene, when from Sherman's headquarters 
boat burst forth three long and loud whistles, which were 
echoed by each boat in turn. The signal is given and the 
fleet moves off amid long and loud patriotic cheers from ten 
thousand loyal throats. 

We move slowly and grandly down stream, now in alon^j 
stretch of the river, then rounding the curves ; as it were, 
passing in review, while we are t-iking in the scenery on the 
banks until night's dingy curtain shuts off the scene and we 
prepare to rest while our gallant fleet, through the dark 
hour.s, throbs and puff's beneath its precious load. 

Next morning found us near Helena. Ark., where we had 
stopped for a while and received three or more boats into our 
fleet, when we again resumed our southward course. Bnt as 
we wen; g(?tting far out into Kebeldom, more caution was t-x 
erci.sed by placing gunboats in front, which moved on down 
cautiously, we following closely in their wake, when on the 
nioniiDir of the 2ltli we i-cached Mililccn's Hend, L;i. 



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Here our brigade, consisting of the Eighty-third and 
Ninety-sixth Ohio, Twenty-third Wisconsin and the Sixtieth 
and Sixty-seventh Indiana, under command of General Bur- 
bridge, debarked in light marching order moved out on quick 
time and kept moving hour after hour, over muddy roads, 
and wading sloughs until night found us near a station on the 
Vicksburg and Shrevesport railroad, where we found a 
bridge and two long trestles, which we destroyed, working 
nearly all night. When morning came our little field pieces 
sent a few shots into Rebeldom and we started on the return 
march. 

During the night it rained, wetting our blankets and 
clothing and making the roads muddy, rendering it very la- 
borious marching ; but, tired and worn out as we were, be- 
neath our wet blankets and clothing we kept marching regard- 
less of the elements, but many were now giving out and 
falling by the wayside. While the main body reached the 
boat late in the evening, many did not come up 'till the sun 
had set. When all were up we re-embarked. Having been 
cramped up on the boat four days and nights we then disem- 
barked and marched on quick time all day, and working all 
night, returned next day, having marched sixty-five miles and 
torn up one bridge and two trestles inside of thirty-five hours. 

While we were on this march the main army remained 
upon their boats and when we returned and had re-embarked, 
on the morning of the 26th the whole fleet, preceded by gun- 
boats, moved across the river and up the Yazoo river, the 
water of which was dark blue and very pretty compared to 
that of the Mississippi, being a temptation to the boys to fill 
their canteens with this pretty clear water. But we had 
learned that this water was poison — the word "Yazoo" in the 
Indian language meaning poison — and therefore refrained 
from filling our canteens, but many of the boys drank of this 
water and afterwards broke out in ulcerous sores. 

We proceeded cautiously up the Yazoo, the gunboats 
leading the van, until we reached a point some twelve miles 



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up the river oi-tposito Haynes Bluff, whore we halted, and de- 
barked upon a level bottom having- a few cleared fields near 
the river. The greater portion was one g-reat and almost 
interminable cypress swamp fillet! with bayous, swamps and 
cypress knees. 

This level bottom extended up to the bluffs at the base of 
which ran a sluggish bayou. After debarking we foi-med by 
I'egiments and marched out and formed line of battle upon 
the banks of this Bayou Chickasaw, our regiment being on 
the extreme right. 

On the opi^csite bank of this stream, hi the swamp and 
uuderbrush, were the Rebel pickets and skirmish line, while 
to their rear and upon the bluff's some three hundred feet 
liigh, were placed their batteries in such a position as to 
make it very difficult for an army to cross this bayou antl 
charge the hills. 

Immediately upon our arrival there skirmishing and 
picket firing commenced across this bayou. This firing was 
k(>pt up until night, when great thick walls of darkness hem- 
med us in and all settled down into silence and gloom. With- 
out fire or coffee we lay ourselves down by the roots of the 
tall cypress trees to pass the night, while the wintr}^ winds 
moaned a tune of loneliness above us. 

But A\e had scarcely bivouaced for the night when the 
lieavy lowering clouds that had been hanging over and above 
us all day now, as it were, to improve the opportunity, turn- 
ed loose upon us their pent up stores of chilly waters, which 
poured down during the night's dungeon darkness and loneli- 
ness, anil theri'b;'ing no way to i)rotect ourselves we nestled 
beneath our oil blankets as best we could, while the patter of 
the rain droi)s marked the ])assing moments until the long 
looked for morning came and hot coffee was brought up from 
the rear. That warm coffee ! That hot coffee ! That life- 
giving coffee, th«3 soldier's delight, came. This coffee and a 
littU' exi'rci.se wai'mcd u[) our benumljed limbs and firing was 
the orcer of th(? day. growing into tierct; battles on our left 



while shells kept us interested by crashing among the cypress 
tops and dropping: among us. 

So, dosultry firing, growing into fieice battle on the left, 
continued all day and when night came it found us as the night 
before, except that our clothing and blankets wore all wet, 
making it very uncomfortable for us; but there is no circum- 
stance that can prevent a wornout soldier from sleeping when 
his duty permits him. 

After passing the long, weary night, upon tlio cold 
ground — without fire — morning was welcomed, and again 
hot coffee was brought up and the proceedings of the day be- 
fore were repeated, except that a fierce charge on our left 
was made ic attempting to cross the bayou, but failed witli 
great loss. Night came again, and like the previous nights, 
we prepared to pass the night as before, when, in the still- 
ness of the hour, feeling their way, came orderlies who, in 
whispers, gave orders to be ready to march at once. Wheels 
of artillery were mufiiled, wagon and ambulance wheels were 
wrapped in blankets, and while the heavy fogs hung around 
like great misty curtains, while darkness screened our move- 
ments from the enemy's view, we moved out as silent as a 
funeral procession and marched to the boats, upon which we 
soon embarked and moved down the river, while the gun- 
boats gave the Rebels a few farewell shots, and followed. 

This retreat was on December 31st, and on the 1st of 
January, 1863, found us near the mouth of the Yazoo, ami 
from there, on the 2d, we moved up to Miliken's Bend; we 
having been engaged three days and nights in skirmishing" 
and fighting, suffering severely from the cold, wintry rains, 
and finally, at dead hour of night, had to retreat and leave 
the enemy in his stronghold. 

When we left Memphis. Tenn. — on December 20th — it 
was understood by Generals Grant and Sherman that Grant 
should take his army and proceed via Holly Springs and 
Grenada and come upon Vicksburg in the rear; while Sher- 
man should take his army down the Mississippi and up the 



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Yazoo and attack at Hayne's Bluff, or Chickasaw Bayou. To 
this latter place we had gone, and after fighting- three days 
and nights, a courier came through anc informed Sherman 
that Van Dorn had threatened Grant's base of supplies, com- 
pelling him to fall back on Memphis, leaving Pemberton's 
wiiole army free to pounce u^ion us at once, hence this re- 
treat. 

When wo arrived at Miliken's Bend, we found that Gen 
(>ral John A. McClenard had an-ived from up tlie river with 
papers to supersede General Sherman, and in so doing, di- 
vided the army into two corps, the one to ho commanded by 
General Sherman and the other by General Goo. W. Morgan 
wliile iSIcClenard commanded the wiiole. We were assigned 
to Sherman's corps. 

Owing to some having contracted measles wliile at In- 
dianajwlis, and to our late extreme exposure during our 
Hayne's Bluff expedition, many of the boys were falling sick 
and unable for duty by reason of measles, pneumonia and 
camp diarrhoea. 

While lying here, on board of our v^essels, we were all 
curious to know where next we would go, or what next would 
be undertaken. About this time the steamer, Blue Wing, on 
her way down with mail and supplies for the army, was cap- 
tured by the Rebels near the mouth of White river, and taken 
up to Arkansas Post, about forty miles up the Arkansas 
river. This determined McClenard to at oncy move Ids whole 
lleet up th(! river, until, reaching the mouth of White river, 
we went up it, coming to a cut-off which let us into the Ark- 
ansas, up which we went, arriving just b^low Arkansas Post, 
or Fort Hinman, on January lOtli. Wt- landed and found a 
sii-ong I'ort, built of carlli and heavy oak timbers, doubly 
iincKl with closely-fitting i-aili-oad iron. From this fort for 
nearly a mile, exteiuhul heavy breastworks, in front of which 
was a deep ditch, i)artially filled with wat^r; and inside this 
fort were battvu-ics t)f heavy canon, and about "j.OOO troojjs, 
all under tim connnand of (ieneral Cliurcliill. 



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After landing and forming in column by regiments, we 
moved upon alow, flat bottom, filled with mud holes and cov- 
ered with logs and underbrush, rendering it exceedingly dif- 
ficult to move in column, but after many difiiculties, we were 
in line of battle about the fort and just out of rifle shot, but 
"where the cannon could interest us by their oft-repeated mes 
sages of defiance. 

Our regiment occupied a position on tlie left center, and 
after halting a little while, all the line was advanced slowly, 
when night came, and with it (which always seemed to be 
our fate) came the rain, which continued most of the night, 
during which our batteries were being brought around and 
placed in position, while Sherman was bringing troops and 
batteries into position on the right. 

While these operations were going on, the heavy gun 
boats were feeling of the heavy batteries on the river front, 
and during the long and tedious hours of the night, while we 
lay there in the cold and wet we could hear the heavy boom 
of the guns on the boats, and could see the fiery streaks of the 
shells as they passed through the fields of darkness. 

So wore away the night and morning came, and w^ien 
the gray streaks of morn lighted up the scene about us we 
could see in our front that all the trees had been felled with 
the tops toward us and having their limbs sharpened out- 
ward, forming a thick abattis, while just beyond was a 
cleared space terminating at the deep ditch in front of the 
works. 

No sooner had morning come than desultory firing was 
commenced all along the line, punctuated now and then by 
the boom of a cannon and underscored occasionally by the 
screeching shells while the gunboats were making it inter- 
esting on the river front and our lines were inching their way 
close up to the fallen trees when for a while the batteries all 
along the line and the gunboats on the river opened up a 
heavy bombardment, to which the Rebels for a while replied 
briskly and fiercely, when finally the bombardment ceased all 



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along the line and a silence of a few moments ensued, when 
a charge was ordered. With mighty yells each one grasped 
his musket and sprang forward amid a torrent of minnie 
balls, grajie and canister, rushed through the brush, over the 
cleared space, into the ditch and up on the bank, when white 
flags appeared all along the line and the fort and 5,000 pris- 
oners were ours, while we (the Union forces) lost in this 
charge 977; 129 being killed, while the Sixty-seventh lost 
three killed and thirty-five wounded. 

This fight took place on the 11th of January, and after 
caring for the wounded and burying the dead, we proceeded 
to level down the works by i)lunging their largest gun into a 
deep well, dismounting the rest and so destroying the fort 
and works as to render them entirely useless for the enemy. 

While we were here, as usual after a battle, the flood- 
gates of heaven seemed to be opened and the cold Januarj' 
nun pcured down incessantly for two days and nights, uhen 
on the 14th we were ordered on board our boats. 

We had paid the last sad rites that one comrade can pay 
to another, and the shades of darkness were spreading sable 
curtains about us and the tears of heaven were falling u})on 
the mounds of the dead, and the adjacent forests were hushed 
in silence of mourning, while the winds among the tall cyp- 
ress trees played a solemn roquem as we gave our last sad 
look and shed a tear for the dead, when we shoved off and 
h(»ad(*d down the river. We were wet, weary and worn out. 
and sought r(\st by wrapping our wet blankets about us and 
lying down in our wet clothes. 

Sido V)y side, an hundivd lons". 
On both sidca tlic l)()at we lay 
In one <M)nt iniimis weary thronfjf. 
While the rayiii'T winds a})out <is play. 

We liad .scarcely entered ui)on our downward trip, when 
the wind veered around to the north and turned su<ldenly 
cold, while the air became filled with drifting snow, expos- 
ing tho.se on the north side of the ves.sel to extreme suffering. 



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driving them to the opposite side. The boat being heavily 
laden, was now in danger of being toppled over, making it 
necessary to place a guard to keep these suffering men on 
their own side of the boat. But in turn, as we rounded the 
bends, each side received the blasts of wind and snow, and 
nestling down in their wet clothes beneath their wet blankets, 
as the hours of this terrible night passed, the snow blew and 
partially covered these brave boys beneath a sheet of sleet 
and snow, while the majestic trees on the banks bowed their 
heads to the solemn moan that the winds were playing over 
the departed dead and the suffering living. 

Hour after hour we thus passed down the river until 
morning finally came and found us at Napoleon, Ark., when, 
to our joy, the winter storm cloud had passed away and the 
cold winds ceased to blow, and the great golden sun had 
arisen in his most beauteous splendor. Never in our lives 
were his warm rays more highly appreciated or welcomed 
than upon this January morning. 

But what a sight! There, upon those open decks, lay 
those brave patriots in their wet clothes and covered with 
their wet blankets, which, in places, were frozen together; 
while the hair of some of the boys was frozen to the floor, 
and at other places, as it were, heaven had spread a white, 
winding sheet about the dead and dying. 

We remained here until the 18th, when General Grant 
came down from Memphis and assumed command and ordered 
the whole fleet to Young's Point, La. 




ClIAPTKH III. 



VlCKSliriiC CAMPAIGN. 



"Moiirn not, for thom. Hie lovoil and uonel 

The cansi' Ihey (lii'tl lo save 

Plants an eternal eoi'ner stone 

Upon tlie niai'ty)''s ufrave: 

And. safe from all the ills we pass. 

Their sleej) is sweet and low. 

Neath requiems of the nunniniiny L;rass 

And dirg-es of the snow." 

Oil arriviiiu- ill Young's Point. La., on Jaiuiai'y iMsl. wo 
embarked and went into cami) just ov(U' tho lovoo, n])on a 
low plantation .<2:round in a sharp bjnd oi' the river; tho rivor 
formin."- two sides of a triang-lo, while bayous and swanijis 
formed the other. In this triangle Grant camped his tro()])s. 
about four miles from, and in front of Vicksburg, wlien; w*; 
could see tho groat batteries pla.(;ed upon the brow of the hills 
(Ict'endiiig her river front. 

Across this nari-ow neck of land, General Williams, 
"some time prior. "" hail sought to tuj-n the great river away 
from the city, by cutting a canal across from tho river above, 
to the river below, through which the mighty waters might 
How anil cut a i^ermanent channel; but movements at other 
l)laces had drawn him away, and the dit 'h for th;i time-b^'ing 
was abandoned. Gen. Grant, on assuming command, as per 
order from the War Department, organizfKl the western arm\'' 
into five army corps, as follows: 

Tho KUh. coinuianded by John A. Mc(-JeuarJ. 

The 14 Lh, by (r<M)rge H. Morgan. 

The ir)th. bv William Sh(M-man. 

The Kith, by (ien. Hurl but. 

Tilt' 17th. i)y .Ta,mes B. McPhcrsou. 



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But 1?!ie limits of our brief history will not permit us to fol- 
low all these armies; but we are compelled to confine our- 
selves to our own immediate brigade and regiment, we be- 
longing to the 1st brigade, 2d division, of the 13th army 
corps; composed of the 83d and 96th Ohio, 23d Wisconsin, and 
the 60 and 67th Indiana, and as these regiments were together 
during the remainder of the war, from this time on the iiis- 
tory of one becomes the history of all. 

Now, Grant, after establishing his army here, saw the 
fast-rising waters of the river, and sought to avail himself 
of the circumstance, and either for employment for the army, 
or for practical results, again resumed the digging of the 
canal, and fi'om day to day, details from companies and reg- ' 
imjnt, were put to digging in the muddy, watery ditch, and 
while others were digging here, our brigade was ordered on 
the old steamer — Maria Denning — and when all was ready, 
we steamed up the river all that day and night, and next day 
until about noon, when we reached a point just below Green- 
ville, Miss., where we landed upon a large plantation^ where 
wt; found mush corn and some cattle, which we, during two 
da^-s, loaded upon our boat, while forage and scouting parties 
scoured the country for some miles around, 'finding several 
mules with no one to care for them, hence were approjDriated 
and turaed over to the quartermaster's department; and many 
of the boys brought great buckets of honey, while others paid 
their attention to dressed pigs and fowls, until finally, the 
boat being pretty well loaded, all re-embarked and returned 
to camp, where our fresh supplies were highly appreciated by ' 
our invalids. 

On returning, we resumed ordinary camp and picket 
duties, and all was going on smoothly without any particular 
excitement, when one evening, just after dark, we received 
orders to prepare three day's rations, and be ready to march 
in light marching order (with gun and wool blankets) at day- 
light; what we were going to do or where we were going, 
were some of the things uaknowable by the common army. 



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and without questicn, we were ready at the appointed time, 
and early next morning we moved out to the landing, and 
boarded a steamer and headed up the river; and pressing 
against the current, our steamer kept puffing away and 
carrying her burden as fast as she could, until we reached 
Greenville, Miss., where we landed, and with Gen. Burbridge 
at our head, set out for the interior on a fast march; but we 
had gone but a short distance when it began to rain, and con- 
tinued to rain all day, while we pushed on as fast as we could 
through mud and water, and coming to a large swamp — like 
slough — which, from the late rains was now swollen and 
forming almost a barrier to our further progress; but Gen. 
Burbridge rode through, and finding it no more than waist 
deep in the deepest place it was decided bo wade it, and 
with cartridge boxes held well up, we waded through and 
proceeded on our muddy march, moving nearly all the even- 
ing, while the rain continued. Finally we came up to and 
captured a small cannon, pulled by a yoke of oxen and being 
near night and a tine plantation close by, seemed to invite us 
to stop over, which we did, occupying the dwelling, barn and 
nigger quarters, where we could rest, and listen to the patter 
of the rain-drops upon the roof. 

When morning came, after breakfasting upon the luxur- 
ies of an inland plantation, with our trophy, we started bacK 
over this same muddy road, and wadinj? the same swollen 
slough, and arrived at the boat late in the evening and lay 
there all night; and on the morning following, steamed up 
the river some miles, where we went into the interior, but 
upon finding nothing of interest, after stopping a few days, 
we retuTHed to the boat and boarded her, and steamed down 
the river and landed at our camp, having been out fourteen 
days on three day's rations; and yet had plenty ccmtributed 
to us by the confedt^racy. 

During all this time the digging in the canal was going 
on, but it was becoming difficult work, as the rain from above 
jjnd the waU^r annind them, kej)! filling it with water; and 



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now, as the winter was receding before spring, and the 
clouds had been over us for weeks, were now turning loose 
upon us their great fountains, in torrents of incessant rain, 
and from day to day and night unto night, this rain kept 
l^ouring, while the great waters in the river were rising, con- 
verting the swamps in our rear into a great lake, almost 
threatenirg to deluge us out, while our camp became one per- 
fect quagmire of mud — in as much as to deprive us of a dry 
place to lay our heads — and our rations w'ere spoiling; while 
our blankets and clothing were damp and mildewing, and 
while sickness of rheumatism, pneumonia and camp diarr- 
hoe, had, as it were, with one fell swoop — like a scourge — 
smitten our camp, prostrating two hundred at one time, out 
of our three hundred present, making our camp a veritable 
hospital of the sick and dying, while the levee, the only dry 
spot of earth, besame a burial ground of the dead. 

And often, when night spread her sable curtains about 
us, in the still hours of the night, might be seen little groujis 
of men, like spectres of a grave-yard, around the little green 
Cottonwood camp-fires; and when the last pale little blaze 
would flicker, and, in the solemn silence, fade and go out, 
then their spectral forms, like spirits among the tombs, would 
seek his damp and mouldy couch. 

About this time, Great Britain — away over the waters — 
was holding out encouragements of a soon recognition of the 
confederacy; and a secret organization, called "The Knights 
of the Golden Circle," a society in sympathy of the rebellion, 
was forming all over Indiana and Illinois and other states, 
discouraging enlistments and encouraging desertion from the 
army; and many a fair maiden, in penning a line of love to 
her lover, imbued it with the spirit of poison that disgraced 
him forever; while telling him to desert and he should be 
protected. All this coming to us while in the shades of sick- 
ness and death, making the darkest hours of the war. 

And while the mails from home were the brightest gems 
of this dark period, yet some of them breathed disgrace and 



dishonor and shamo. and caused some to desert t1ie flag of 
their country, disgracing themselves before men and perjur- 
ing themselves before God. 

About this time Gen. Grant moved us up to Miliken's 
Bend, where we found good high ground to camp on, and 
good dr}^ wood to warm by and cook our rations; and the 
^;torm clouds of winter had passed away, the warm spring- 
sun was drying up the mud, and our health began to im- 
prove, and with it, our spirits began to rise; things looked 
brighter, and again about this time we took another scout 
up the river to Boliver, Miss., and scouting around tliere a 
day or two, nothin^^ of moment occuring, we soon returned 
to cam}) to enjoy our captured bacun and fowl. 

Now, in the latter half of March. Grant commenced 
massing iiis wh(jle army here. McPherson came down from 
T-ake Providence, Sherman from Steele's Bayou, while Hurl- 
but sent all his available ti'oops. Tiie convalescents were all 
brought, and we were now drilling and preparing for a cam- 
paign, while the roads were becoming solid, and the sun and 
spring winds were drying up the water. 

So, on the night of the 24t]i of March, while the thick 
walls of darkness secured our movements from the rebels, a 
gun-boat, towing two barues. ran down past the rebel batter- 
ies without loss or injury, aad aoow Grant ordered other 
transi)orts to follow; but the crews refused to go, and w]\» n 
vcluntcers were called Tor from Lhe aimy, a hundred would 
voluntL'cr where ten would bo wanted. On the 2Gth, these 
transports, accc-inpanied by some gun-boats, ran the gauntlet 
of storm and iron hail and successfully passed below. 

All was now in readiness for a move. and on the iirst day 
of April, our DJlh army cor[)s broke camp and marched ouo 
near to New Richmond, wheiv> we cami)ed for the niglrl. 

While we were at Miliken's Bend, a small dram of wliiskey 
was issued to us each, morning; when W(^ came to leave, there 
was a barrel of whislcey that could not be taken along, and 
th<» boys tilled their canteens with whiskev insh>ad of wat m-. 



while on the first days march, many became boisterous and 
funny, and at night caused considerable racket. On the fol- 
lowing morning when all were in line ready for march, 
Major Seers walked out in front of the line and gave the fol- 
lowing order: "Battalion, turn up canteens and pour out 
whiskey," when all along the line — guzzle, guzzle, guzzle 
went the whiskey, and never before or since, have we seen 
such an outpouring of the spirits; and we moved out slowly 
as leaving some dear friend. 

After marching all day, night found us at Horn's i)lanta- 
tion, wiiere we camped upon the margin of a Bayou, and re- 
mained a few days when we moved up to Smith's plantation. 
During these marches, the roads were so. muddy that we 
were compelled to march in single file, and any w&y to get 
alt)ng, wjiile ammunition was pulled along the bayous on log 
rafts. We remained at Smith's plantation but a day or so, 
when we moved down to Bayou Videl, w^liere a small steamer 
came vr^ and w^e boarded lier and moved down, pushing our 
way through the saplings and finally arrived at Perlvin's 
l)hintation, some thirty-five miles below Vicksburg. 

Rimiaining here over night, on the morrow% w^e moved 
on down the river to Hardtimes Landing, where w^e w^ere 
met by the transports and gun-boats that ran the Vicksburg 
batteries on the 24 and 26 of March, and on the morning of 
April 29th boarded one of these steamers, while the other 
regiments and batteries wxn'e loaded on the other boats, and 
all steamerl down the river some ten or twelve miles where 
Big Black river makes a junction with the Mississippi; 
making a large body of water called Grand Gulf, where the 
rebels had the point at the junction well fortified by rifle pits 
upon the browM3f the hill, and heavy water batteries at the 
waters edge, making it a very formidable place. 

Gen. Grant's orders were for the gun- boats to silence 
these batteries and field pieces, and for the infantry to land 
in the face of the enemy, and take the ])lace by stcrm; and 
for five hours wdiile the gun-boats were bombarding these 



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■worics, we remained upon the steamer waiting- our turn. 
Meantime. Gen Grant, on a little tug just out of reach of 
shot, with field-glass in hand, was inspecting the works; 
finally he returned to the fleet and said that the batteries 
could not be silenced, and we could not take it by storm; and 
he immediately ordered the troops to depart and march 
across the narrow neck of land to the river below, while the 
fl3et and gun boats should run past the batteries, and thus 
we were saved a repetition of that fruitless charge at Chick 
asaw bayou. 

After marching across this neck to the river belovv', wo 
lav down for the ni^;ht, and when the morning (April 30th) 
had come, we mustered for pay, and again boarded a vessel 
and went across to Bruinsburg, in Mississippi, landing lat^ 
in the evening. After unslinging our knapsacks and piling 
them up, loaving a guard with them, we drew three day's 
rations, (to do five) and in light marching order, "as the 
shades of the warm April evening settled u])on valleys and 
hills," we moved in a northerly direction across the valley — 
t nvards the hills — where wo struck high, dry ground, for the 
first time in five long weary, wet months; during which wo 
had been marching, scouting and fighting through mud and 
water; wading Bayous and swamps; camping upon boggs, 
and sleeping in wet and mouldy blankets; while siekiio.ss 
death and funeral marches were daily occurances. And now, 
when our feet struck the solid, firm roads, it seemed to give 
buoyancy to our limbs and stimulate our spii'its as we marched 
along these nai-row defiles among the hills, and through the 
dark, over-hanging forests, of tall magnolia trees, whoso 
sweet-.scented blos.soms i)erfumed and lent an enchiintm3nt 
to the cool night air, as it kissed our c-h(^;>ks an:l coohul our 
brows. 

We k-«'pl pushing forward, as iIk^ darlc hours |)ass(Hl, un- 
til about two o'clock' in the morning. Away in front, upon 
the calm night air, W(? heartl the sound of musketry, then 
the liooni of (tannon; wluni hurrah! after hurrah! rang forth 



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from our boys, making- the very forest about ti-emble; while 
our steps were quickened as we, witli stimulated energy, 
pushed on, resting a few moments now and then, as the hours 
sped away; and when tlie gray streaks of early morn drove 
away the dai'knoss and lit up the hills about us, we could see 
ilie blue smoke of the night's slcirmish settle in long streaks 
over the valley just beyond, wliilc upon the hills, in long- 
lines, were posted the rebels. 

During the night, our whole corps by division, was mov- 
ing up. with Carr and Osterhouse in the lead, and when they 
sti'uck tile reb:;d lines, this skirmish ensued; our forces 
thougiit it best to await th(^ coming of the morning before 
fui'tiicr action. So at daylight, our forces were coming u]) 
and going into position, with Osterhouse on the right. Benton 
on tlie left, and Hovey in the center, while our division (A. 
J. Smith) was held in reserve. Firing commences on 
t!ie right, then on the left, and then in the center, 
wliilc our army is slowly advancing- over hill and 
through cane-brake and under-brush; Benton's men make a 
charge, and the l^th boys are being- cut up; now the 11 th 
boys are falling, and all along tlie line the battle is raging, 
while we are b(Mng ruslK^d from one |)oint of the line to an- 
other; strengtliening a weakened place here, and then mov- 
ing at double quick to another; as they drop back and form 
another line ui)on one of the hills, our lines were pushing 
their way up through the storm of minie-balls and bomb- 
shell; as the battle ebbs in one place, it rages in another; but 
our lines are gaining; hill after hill, and along in the evening 
our regiment is put in the front, and in line with others, 
makes the last charge. The rebels leave the field and we 
have won the victor}^ 

The battle lasted all day, during which we suffered 
severely from thirst, and heat from the sun's scorching rays. 
There were captured 650 prisoners and two batteries; while 
the Union's loss was 130 killed and 718 wounded. As the sun 
sinks in the west, we, all worn-out and exhausted, with noth- 



iniC to eul or drink since the evening boi'oro, drop dcwn upon 
the blood-stained irrass. among the dead and wounded, and 
pass the night. 

Tlio following morning, after partaidng of our liard-tack 
and coffee, we found the rebels all gone, and we advanced to- 
ward Fort Gibson. Our army had gone but a short distance, 
when, "under a Hag of truce," a delegation of ladies came 
out to formally surrender the city. The mayor, having been 
wounded the night before, this duty f jii upc.n his wife, who 
liad gathered a stalf of ladies aij^/Uu her aau came out to per- 
form this responsible duty; but '. ^,. j ujj, as our ad van a 
guards were then in the city } Uu tlij iirj o-ie roJjla 
had started on the bridge across lidyou Pierre 

We remained here all day and night whii^ t.i.^ uiiuu > 
was being repaired. On the morning of the 3d, we move 1 
over the bridge and went in pursuit of the retreating rebel,'-', 
marching all day over a some- what broken country, until we 
came to a place called Willow Springs, whero we iv>u;]d 
plenty of fresh water, and captured a few poor siieep, whic'i 
on being dressed, looked thin and blue, but we tied their feet 
together and hung them on a pole over a tir(\ and soon w > 
had roast mutton for supper, and being much in need of res'.. 
we camped here for two days. On the T^th we resumed our 
march, over dry and hilly roads, in a nortlicrly directian. u;i- 
til late in the evening, when we came to a place called Kocky 
Si)rings, on Five Mile Creek, where we stayed two days, 
while other i)ortions of the army were moving on tlie roads. 
As our three day's rations (drawu at Bruinsburg) w.u'o ox- 
liausted when A\e left Port Gibi-ou, we now had to live on 
what we could gather from the country about us, and as the 
rebel army was retreating before us, and we having a large 
array of our own. it became very difficult to procure suf- 
ficient supplies for our subsistence; but- one who has never 
tried it cannot know liow little a soldier can live on. On tht^ 
morning of the 7th wo were again on t!ie march, moved up 
somn railes. and were thrown out as a side liruard to the main 



army, and encamiiecl in a little valley called Fourteen mile 
Creek. There was but little water and less to forage, and 
after spending the night there, on the morning of the sth, we 
were drawn back to the main road, which, by this time, had 
become very dusty; and this day, we suifered from dust, 
thirst and heat, and as many other troops had preceeded us, 
we found but veiy little to subsist upon, while "water was 
scarce and iilthy. I-ate in the evening we arrived at Ca- 
youga, where we found a beautiful grove to camp in, but 
there being no creeks or other running water la this vicinity, 
we had to resort to stagnant ponds for water, where we could 
rake away the green scum, and eagerly quench our thirst, 
and till our canteens to make coffee for supper. 

While here, late one evening, all dusty and fagged out, 
came along the 8th Wisconsin regiment. As they were pass- 
ing along, we observed upon one man's shoulder, a full-grown 
American eagle; but he seemed to be weary of his long, hot 
ride, as his mouth was open and his wings drooped; and his 
woe-begone appearance resembled anything else than the 
proud ' "American Eagle." On the morning of the 11th we 
left this ijlace and moved on the Auburn road; going but a 
few miles, we halted, and having but little success in procur- 
ing anything to eat; we now began to suffer somewhat from 
hunger — one was x^6t;uliarly fortunate who eoiiid boast of 
more than one ear of corn — and it was common to see a sol- 
dier holding on to his ear of corn as though it was the con- 
necting link between life and death. 

This corn we woi^ld inarch and pound up, or grind, (if 
anyone was fortunate enough to be in possession of a hand- 
mill) and then make it into a cake and bake in skillets or 
roast it in the ashes. But while we were here, our teams 
came up, bringing our knapsacK's, which we had left at Bruins- 
bui-g on the 30th of April, and also a supply of liard bread, 
which was gladly received. 

On the 1:2th we moved in the direction of Raymond, but 
only going a few miles when we halted. We knew the enemy 



was not far olT: and it was on this day that Log-aii met and 
defeated the enemy at Raymond, witli a loss of 440, while the 
enemy's loss was 4^)0 killed and wounded and 415 prisoners. 

On the lJ3th we moved up in tlie vicinity of Raymond and 
encamped near a little creek, where we captured a few hogs, 
which, with our hard bread, made a fine supper. After pass- 
iiViT the nijLrht have — ^on the morning of the 14th — we crossed 
tliis little creek and marched hi the direction of Edward's Sta- 
tion; going but a few miles, we halted, ])utting out a heavy 
skirmisli line, and in line of battle, lay iuM-t^ all the e\'ening. 
During the night a heavy rain and tliunu(;r-st(n-m i-ani;', 
drenching us to the skin; and tiie following day we remained 
in line of battle, ready for action and advancing but litth^ 

Now, when we (the 13th army corps) left Milikens-Bend 
on April 1st, we left the loth corps th'^ro, and when we were 
about to make an attack upon Grand Gulf, Sherman wiili the 
15th corps, was making a feint upon Haynes Bluff, to divert 
the attention and draw the forces of the enemy from us. l)ut 
as soon as the battle at Port Gibson had been ftmght. tli".i 
Sherman withdrew^ from Haynes Bluff, and by forced 
marches came down on the Louisiana side, and crossed tlie 
river at Grand Gulf and came on, passing us near Cayugu, 
and went on and fought the battle of Raymond on tlie lUt!", 
and hurried on after Johnson at Jackson, Miss. Wiiile Ave 
during the last few days were making short marches, :ind 
now lying in line of battle here watching tlie enemy. Siier- 
man liad gone to JacKson and driven Johnson away; wiiile 
Pemberton, the rebel general.had been drawing all his forces 
that could be spared from the works at Vicksburg, and plac- 
ing them in })osition to make a detc'rmined stand on Baicer's 
Creek, just in oui front; and all day, on the 15th, wiiile we 
are lying here in line of battle, Sherman's men, by a forced 
march, are coming to join us on the extrem;? right. And on 
the morning of the lOth, while Hovey was moving his di\i- 
.sion into line, it blocks up the road and impedes Logan some 
lioni-s. and beCoi'e T^ogan had golien inio ijosilion. th(> rebel 



hosts were contending for Hovey's position on Chami)ion Hill, 
and this hill being t!ie key of the situation, with great fury 
the battle opened upon Hovey and Logan; while it 
was not so heavy on us, the brunt of the battle was falling 
upon Hovey. We kept up skirmishing and fighting during 
the day, and when evening came, and the sun, like a great 
red ball, set beneath the heavy clouds of smoke and drew a 
veil of darkness about us, and the moon refused to shine; 
while the Gods in the heavens, through the twinkling stars, 
refuse to look upon this held of carnage, and the soft breezes 
of the dark, still night, baar to our ears the groans of the dj- 
ing; while here and there, groping among the wounded and 
dead, were men hunting out their fallen comrades. 

We lay here during the night, and when the light of the 
morning of the 17tii came it revealed the field clear, and th ^ 
rebels gone, and after a hasty breakfast we soon were en the 
I'oad in pursuit, and with skirmishers ni front, and on both 
sides, we moved briskly on the Black River road, over 
broken roads, and amid the cast-away armor of the fleeing 
enemy. 

We were not long in coming u]) to the brealvs of the 
river, where we could see the broad grassy valley stretched 
out before us, and upon the farther edge of which we could 
see heavy breast- works and rifle pits, and upon the opposite 
hi lis were the hosts of the rebel army, det3rmined to make a 
stand; and now one of the most beautiful pictures of war 
presents it self. 

U])on this l)eautirnl Sundii^y morning, the light of the 
great golden Sun was fringing the forest and hill in rolls of 
golden beauty, while we in long lines ot blue wiuh waving 
colors and glittering armor, lay there over-looking the grassy 
valley below, while on the opposite hills might be seen great 
glistening cannon and a great host of rebel colors were flut- 
tering in the breezes, while at the foot of the hill, at their 
feet, ran the river, upon whose banks bristling cannon lay 
charo-ed with messen^rers of death. 



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Wo had halted to await support and get into proper 
place to make a char<i:e across the valley, when sud- 
denly we heard a yell, which was taken up and passed from 
brigade to brigade along the whole line, and instantly with- 
out orders, started upon a charge, when a storm of sliot and 
shell, from the rebel batteries was screeching and liowling 
about us; our batteries resi^onded, hurling solid shtjt and 
shell into the ranks of the enemy. Wh'le on a run the lines 
in blue pushed forward up near the enemy; they are now in 
ritle sliot, and the deadly minio balls are peltering like heavy 
rain-drops, and we fall ilat upon the grouni to catch our 
Ijrcath, while the storm of deadly missiles (from bot'.i ways) 
pass over us, then u}) I and with mighty yells, on, on we go. 
when the white ilag comes, and we (our reginvnt) capture 
more prisoners than it has man. 

The rebels had set lire to the R. R. bridge and it was 
now burning so as to prevent the enemy themselves from 
crossing, and many jumped into the river and attempted to 
swim across, when we would halt them and make them swim 
back and become prisoners. In this battle our forces captur- 
ed tifteen-hundred prisoners and eighteen ca^mon, and a great 
many small arms While our loss w^as 271 killed and wound- 
ed. The bridge being destroyed, we were obliged to remain 
hen^ until we could construct one, but on the morning of the 
IHtli we were up and moving in pursuit, and never stopped 
to ease our breasts by ])a!iting. until we calli'd both city and 
tit'ld ours. 

With our sk'ii'mish lin<' well in front- we moved or. at a 
rajud march, while the sun poured down its scorching lays 
.and the dry ground reflected the heat, and the dust filled the 
ail' almost tosulfocation. while the w'ater was scarce and filthy. 
All combined to make this one among the hardest marches we 
had endured, and many, overcome by heat and fatigue, fell 
i)y the wayside woi-n out, foot-sore and famished, while the 
main bf)dy kept on until in the; evening, when soming up 
within two miles of tlie rebel worlcs at VicKsburg. we halted 



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for the nig-lit and lay down on the g-roen sward to rest from 
our hot and w^eary march ; and during the night many of the 
boys who had fallen by the wayside during the day, now in- 
vigorated by the cool night breeze, came up, and after a 
niglit's rest here on the green grass, on the morning of the 
lOfch we were up and soon in line. We had moved but a short 
distance when we came in sight of the rei^el works in our 
front, and extending in long lines both to the right and to 
the left, and in the bright sunshine of the morning we could 
see the great forts studded with glistening cannon, while 
along the rifle pits and breastworks could be seen the rebel 
armies beneath their waving flags, awaiting our arrival. 
Just beyond these works and hills, glistening in the bright 
sunshine, were the spires of the city, tlie object of all our 
long marches and hard ligliting. But between us and that 
goal lies miles of rebel works, manned and defended by 
3;", 000 well trained and disciplined soldiers, determined to 
contest our right to that city, even unto the doors of death. 

Now Grant, availing himself of the demoralized condi- 
tion of the rebel forces, had ordered an assault upon the 
ri'bjl works as soon as our lines could be placed in position 
about the works. So Sherman upon the right; McPherson 
in the center and McGlenard on the left, all had their men in 
position and in long lines, broken only by the ruggedness of 
the ground. Thus lay thy army in the broiling sunshine, 
tired and worn out from their long marching and fighting, 
all ragged and powder burned; and now while awaiting the 
order to charge great drops of perspiration coursed down 
tlieir faces, when, suddenly the signal is sounded and they 
spring out with a mighty yell, push their w^ay down ravines 
up declivities, and across gullies some times in single file and 
some times in double, while a hail storm of shot, shells and 
minie balls fill the air about them as they push from this point 
to that, running the gauntlet of death. 

All the evening this fir.ng was kept up, but when it was 
found that the works could not be taken before the evening 



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suu should set, we ceased Hving, and the night's dark still- 
ness settled down upon both armies; and we had failed to 
take the place. Grant then ordered us tD positions of safety 
from the enemies tire, and a much needed rest. 

We had marched nearly 200 miles; fought five battles and 
had lived upon the three days rations drawn at Bruiusburg, 
eighteen days ago. Now, Sherman, in our rapid march upon 
Vicksburg, had flanked the enemy out of the works at 
Haynes Bluff, and established a base of supplies on the Ya- 
zoo, and while we were making this last assault, great trains 
of wagons tilled with rations were coming as fast as they 
could be driven, and while the sun goes down, the teams 
come u]i, and we again draw rations, soap and clothing; pools 
of water and springs are soughi out, tires in the deep ravin<>3 
are made and coffee is boiled; we once more had a supply of 
coffee, hard-tack and bacon; then all exc?pt the pickets drop 
down and sleep; that sloe]) which only the worn out soldier 
can appreciate. 

On the ilOth and Hist the order of the day seemed to be 
bathing, dressing and resting, while our artillery was being 
brought up and batteries were placed in position as near the 
enemy as i)ossible, while the space between u*s and the rebel 
works were scanned through tield glasses, by the command- 
ing generals, prei^aratory for a grand charge on the I'Hnd. 

This charge was to take place at 10 o'cloclv. and we were 
to take nothing with us but our arms and accoutrements, one 
day's rations and our canteens well tilled, and every piece of 
artillery along the whole line shoukl o])en tire early in the 
morning and continue until Ike hour of ten should ari-iv'>, 
when all skould cease. 

Early on this morning (I'l'nd of May) the batteries all 
akmg the line opened their sulphurous threats and vomitnl 
a tori"(Mit of shot and shell upon the rebel minions, while 
Poller over on tiie river front was pouring upon the doomed 
city, a heavy storm of iron hail, and for tive hours, thirty 
batteries upon tlie land and Porter's fleet upon the river, kept 



p3uriii^ ui a stoiMi of death upon the city and the rebel 
works; tiUing- the very vaults of Heaven with sulphurous 
smoke, while the sunshine turned the hills about us to the 
(;olor of blood. The Heavens trembled and the eartli shook, 
while this iieavv cannonading continued. Meanwhile, our 
boys were tilling- up their canteens and buckling on their 
arms, and the skirmish line and sharp shooters were working 
their way well u^:* to the forts, while the main line lay await- 
ing the signal of that awf ui moment. 

When a few minutes before ten all the batteries cease 
and Porters's fleet has sto^jped firing, and a silence fell upon 
the army, and with blanched cheeks and determined brow; 
awaited the signal, while 

"Heaven and Earth are gazinii' iqion us: 
(Jod begirt with his power: 
We ci'owd the hope of centuries. 
Into tliis passing- hour." 

Every experienced soldier knew what this calm portend- 
ed, and with every nerve strung up to high tension, awaited 
the signal to do or die. When along the lines the signal 
came, and in a moment with flags in front, the troops spring 
forward, rendering the air with yells and clinching their 
guns as they start upon the charge; but in a moment the 
whole rebel works and rifle pits were one blaze of fire, while 
twenty thousand muskets and one hundred and fifty cannon 
belch forth death and destruction into our advancing lines, 
and great columns of smoke rose up, and as it were, turned 
the scorching sun into a great ball of blood, while a great 
halo of red light settled upon the hills, while the shot and 
shell, grape and canisters threw up great clouds of dust, 
hiding our columns from view, while the air was filled with 
suttocating smoke, through which, screaming shells, whist- 
ling balls and zipping bullets ploughed their way into our 
ranks which are slowly worknig up this ravine and across 
that ridge, running the gauntlet of death. Our ranks are 
now becoming decimated, and McClenard calls for support. 



The 59th Ind. boys come arc»und to our support, but the 
rebels have seen this j^art of their line hard pressed and they 
have reinforced, and now the hills that our columns have 
just passed over is but a field of death, over which none 
could pass and live, while our boys are seeking protection 
behind knolls, and many in the ditch beneath the rebel tire; 
while the 59th boys are picking off heads that dare rise above 
the works, and it is certain death to advance or retreat. 

Now the lines are falling back, all along the line, and this 
charge is a bloody failure; and those ia the ditch are left, and 
while the hours slowly pass away tliey watch for the going 
down of the sun, that they may, in the shades of darkness, 
make their escape: and llie hour arrives and, one by one, they 
crawl out and sneak their way through pools of blood, over 
the dead, and among the wounded; and linally reach the lines. 

The whole line had retreated, and left its dead and wound- 
ed upon the held where they fell, and nov/ the curtains of 
darkness are spread, like a pall of mourning, over the terri- 
ble scene of the dead and dying; and as the darkness closed 
in. God. in his all-wise irovision, sends a drenching rain, that 
quenches the tiiirst of the wounded, and cools tlie brow of the 
dying. 

This was one of the grandest charges of the war, in 
which Grant loses a tenth of his command, and the 67th lose 
forty-two. Early next morning, a tiag of truce was sent in, 
asking to care for our wounded and bury our dead; but this 
was refused, and our wounded and dead remain upon the 
field, while the army settles down to a regular siege. Pem- 
berton, on being cooped up in the city, found that he had 
many sur})lus mules and horses consuming his supplies, and 
h(; immediately turned them out between the lines and our 
boys shoot them down; and the hot weather and sunshine, in 
a few hours, putrifies them; and, in connection with our dead, 
raises such a stench in the air that on Sunday thej' were glad 
lo ciccept a flag of truce to bury the dead; and our boys who 
had lain there since Friday were so putrified that we could 



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not move them, but roll them in a ditch dug by their side; 
while vermin were working in the wounds of our wounded 

Now a regular siege had been entered upon; engineers 
were laying out lines of ditches and trenches, and picks and 
spades are brought up, and digging ditches, rifle pits, and 
tunnelling was the order of the day; and while sharp-shooters 
were keeping the rebels down and picking off their artillery- 
men, protecting us while we dug, and made tunnels towards 
the rebpl forts. 

Each day found us nearer than the preceding one as we 
advanced our picket line and constructed new ditches each 
night, while at no time, day or night, did the firing on either 
side cease during the siege, and from day to day, and week 
to week, in the broiling sunsiiine by day, and in the darkness 
of the hour by night, this firnig, digging and tunnelling con- 
tinued, while heavy batteries were brought up and placed in 
position along the whole line, until there were one hundred 
and sixty heavy pieces in position on our side, and one hun- 
dred and fifty on the rebel side; and it became a practice on 
our side, at 10 o'clock each day, to turn all these dogs of war 
loose upon the enemy for an hour or so. During this time, 
the rebels sought their bomb proof, and remained silent. 

In due time some of our ditches reached the rebel forts, 
aud a tunnel was dug beneath them, and a mine of tons of 
powder was placed beneath; and one of these mines being in 
readiness, over in Logan's front, and an hour set to touch it 
off; and as the hour approached all eyes were turned in that 
direction, when suddenly there was a great upheaval, a heavy 
puff of dust and smoke, and the earth trembled, and a terri- 
ble concussion rent the air. But this did but little damage, 
except to create an uneasiness in the rebel forts, lest others 
might be blown up at any time. 

Without much variation, the siege progressed slowly, un- 
til the 30th of July, when Pemberton sends over a flag of 
truce, asking conditions of surrender, and on learning uncon- 
ditional surrender were the only terms the bearers of the 



message return; but in the evening Pemberton himself came 
over, and after some parleying agreed to surrender at 10 
o'clock on the next day, the 4th of July. This glad news 
spread like wild fire all through the army, and when the 
morning of the 4th came, with eager expectation all came 
up to the front to witness the surrender, and when the hour 
drew near all were impatiently looking for the white flag to 
appear; when, in a few hours, it fluttered in our front, aiid in 
a few minutes, away to the right and left, one by one the 
white flags were placed upon their forts, and then long lines 
of blue, with stars and stripes fluttering, appeared upon open 
ground, and gave three of the longest and loudest cheers that 
any Fourth of July ever witnessed; then the rebel^s, by r \gi- 
raents, marched out in front and stacked their arm?, and re- 
turned inside their works prisoners of war. Thirty-two^ 
thousand prisoners, one hundred and fifty cannon, and thirty- 
five thousand stand of small arms were the trophies of the 
day. 

No sooner was this accomplished, when we received or- 
ders to prepare three days' rations, and be ready to march 
early the next morniag. After all oar long marches and 
hard fighting and suffering, we were not permitted to enter 
the gates of the coveted city, but must resume our hot and 
long marching and drive Johnson from the st?,t ,>. On the 
morning of the oth we wei'e upon the mai'ch eariy. a;id march- 
ing over dry and dusty roads, beneath the hot July sun, all 
covered with dust, and almost famished by thirst, we arrived 
at Black river, where we camped for the night; and when the 
morning came we were early on the march upon Champion- 
1 1 ill road, and as it was known that Johnson was in our front we 
moved slowly- As the sun rose higher the heat grew more in-' 
tense and <nii- can teens began to grow empty and we began to 
sutf<'r from thirst. When Ave came up to the battle-field of 
Champion Hill, the carcasses of the dead horses and mules 
kill('(l in the battle of May 16th, and the half buried dead of both 
armies, created an unbearable stench in the air, while vultures 
were feasting upon the carnage of battle. 



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We pushed on, leaving this horrible sight, horrible stench, 
and horrible memories to the vultures and varments, and as 
we passed on we found all the creeks dried up, leaving no 
water, except stagnant ponds, in which Johnson, in his re- 
treat, had thrown dead animals to ruin water for us as we 
went in his pursuit. And when tairst compelled us, we 
would rake away the thick green scum and quench our thirst 
from these i^utrid waters and fill our canteens; and thus, 
from our own canteens, we drank poison and death. 

On arriving near Bolton, late in the evening, we bivou- 
ac2d upon an old coru-tield, and lay down between tlip corn- 
rows to pass the night; but we had been there but a little 
while when the whole heavens becamj overcast by black 
clouds. Intense darkness set in, the lightnings flashed, the 
thunders rolled and the winds hovvded, bringing torrents' of 
rain, which, lit up by the flashing lightning, looked like sli- 
vered flames of fire; \y hi le the water arose in the furrows, 
driving us upon the little ridges for rest and sleep, while 
fences w^ere being torn down and thrown in piles, upon which 
to sleep; and by the flashes of lightning one could see, here 
and there, a soldier (like a muskrat) crawl up out (-f the wa- 
ter and coil up on a ridge and replace himself, while in an- 
other part of the cam}) could be heard grumblings and mut- 
terings, while olf in another direction we could hear one cry- 
ing out, ''Knee-deep, and still rising!" 

Finally, the storm subsided and quiet reigned for a 
while. In about an hour another storm came, and the scenes 
of the former were repeated; but the night wore away, and 
we had secured but little rest. The morning came bright, 
and the sun shining in all his glory; and, in our wet clothes, 
we were early on the move, and marched up near Clmton, 
where we came up with the rebel rear, and the cavalry has 
been skirmishing; but we move on some distance beyond 
Clinton, and in line of battle spend the night; and in the 
morning there was skirmishing in front; and in line of battle 
we move up little by little all day, and continue in this way 



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up to the 14th, where we find ourselves near Jackson, and we 
throw up defences, while we skirmish with the enemy, while 
around to our right some heavy fio-htiug is going on. But 
Sherman, tinding the works much stronger than they were 
the previous May, determined not to charge them, but insti 
tuto a siege, and was fast drawing his army about the city on 
botli ttanks. and on the 15th bombarded the enemy heavily, 
and had some hard fighting in places about the line; but on 
the morning of the 16th we found that Johnson had evacua 
ted during the night, leaving the city in our possession, and 
we immediately set about destroying all public property, 
railroads, and anj'thing that would be of service to the 
enemy; and this being done, we, on the 21st, started on our 
return to Vicksburg, and through another scorching day's 
sun, ov^er dusty and hot roads, we marched tj Mississippi 
Springs, where we camped over night, and early on the 
morning of the 22d we were on the march through heat and 
dust by those stagnant ponds and Champion Hill battle- 
ground, and reached Black river late in the evening, having 
marched 25 miles, and camped where we could get plenty of 
water to drink and biUlie our blistered feet, and resumed the 
march early next morning. We marched back to Vicksburg 
and went into camp ui)on the beautiful bottom just below the 
city. 

And thus ends the meni(^rable campaign. Since the 20th 
of December we had been constantly on the move, not stop- 
l)ing for rain or Hood, cold or heat, sickness or defeat; mak- 
ing one expedition in Louisiana and three up the Mississippi; 
have marched 250 miles, fought eight battles, and been under 
tin; sixty-on(» days. And now we lay ourselves down upon 
this gras.sy sward and take a rest we so much need. With 

"The ho))ns and foars, the blood and toars 
That niai'ktHl tho bitter strife, 
Are all now crowned bv victory, 
That {'■ave the nation life." 



CHAPTER I V. 



NEW ORLEANS — BAYOU TECHE CAMPAIGN, 



"To the Hero, when his Sword 
Has won the battle for the free, 
Death's voice sounds like a prophet word; 
And in its hollow tones are heard 
The thanks of millions .yet to be.'' 

We lay in this beautiful camp nearly a month, during 
"which results of our terrible exposure during the last nine 
months now began to develop, in the form of typhoid and 
malaria fevers, rheumatism, and all kinds of diseases in va- 
rious forms, and many, on this account, were furloughed 
home, some of which never reached their homes, but were 
mustered into the grand army above. 

We drew new clothes and received two months' pay and 
had plenty of rations and time to cook them, and by a liberal 
use of soap and Mississippi water we once more got clean 
and felt like men again, and the health of the regiment be- 
gan to improve while we were taking rest and recreation 
from astive warfare. Meanwhile many of the invalids who 
liad been furloughed home and sent to bhe various hospitals 
during the winter and spring, were now returning, and all 
was going on smoothly, without excitement or anything of 
any particular interest occurring until August 15th, when we 
had a detail of two men from each company working by re- 
lief alternately with a detail from a colored regiment loading 
ammunition in the hull of a steamboat. And when our boys 
just finished their relief, and were sitting upon the guards of 
the boat resting, and while the colored boys are working, a 
colored soldier drops a percussion shell, cap downwards, and 
it exi:)lodes, sending a piece through the boiler, exploding it. 



and instantly tiiubyrs, boys and all were promiscuoush^ Hyii^g 
tlirongli the air, our boys coming off with only some cuts and 
bruises, while the colored boys never more were hoard from. 

About this time our 13th army corps were transferred 
from the Array of the Tennessee and ordered to report to 
iUni. Banks, at New Orleans, for duty, and from this tim^^on 
to the end of the war we serve in the Army of the Gulf. And 
after our month's rest and recuperation we, on the 24th of 
August, boarded a steamer, and, after giving three long- 
cheers for the Union, shove off and move down stream; and 
as the warm August evening faded into a beautiful twilight, 
and a calmness settled upon hill and valley, it was pleasant 
to be upon hurricane deck, where we could enjoy the scenery 
upon the banks of the mighty stream as we passe J down. 

The hot August sun sunk below the western forest, and 
the veils of darkness had now set in, while the cool, damp 
r)reezes were arising from river and valley. It was delight 
ful to set and enjoy the passing hours in silent meditation; 
when suddenly this happv silence was brokenby sweet stra'.us 
of music pouring from loyal souls upon the warm, soft 
breeze, which carried it from hill to hill and spread it upon 
tiie calm, silent valley. And as the evening had worn away 
we sought our ever faithful blankets and prepared to take 
our rest upon open deck, and our regiment was so few ni 
number that we had no more need of "spoon drills." but 
there were vacant ])laces bv our sides for comrades who an? 
sleepin«2. wher>> 

■'No I'fho from tliis slnriuy i)ust 
Alaniis the plaeiil valr. 
Noi- eannon'.s roar, imr tniiiijirt Ijla-;!. 
Xoi" sliatter.'d soldieTs' wail: 
Thfre".'^ iiothin;^ h^ft to niark tli.' sliil'c. 
TliL' trimn|)h or the i)ain. 
Where natui-e 1o lier 5jen;>ral lifi- 
Takes back our liv(>s ajiaiu." 

And. i-ollcd ill our blankets, we slee^) while our boat puffs on 
luTonward coui'sc! as morning and evenin<>- come and <xo and 



we pass Port Hudson, Natchez, Baton Rouge and many large 
cotton plantations, 'till, on the 28th, we arrive in sight of the 
Crescent City, of which we had heard and read so much ; and 
as we rounded the curve near the Old Red Church a beautiful 
picture presented itself of the city, hugged in by the lake and 
river; and as it now lays there, apparently asleep, gave no 
indication of its stormy past. As we neared the city the 
hurricane deck became crowded with anxious lookers. We 
were now near the city, and we round in and land at Carlton, 
some twelve miles above, and we are not permitted now to go 
down to the city, but go in camp on a beautiful grassy plain 
just below this little suburban village, and after we had well 
established ourselves in camp and had washed the dust and 
smoke from our faces and shaved — those who had beard to 
shave — and donned our dress suits, we wen t forth to take in 
the city, and here we found, built of huge stones, the great 
custom house, which, by its own weight, had sunken one 
story beneath the surface; then a little further on we find 
Jackson's statue, in all his rigid grandeur sitting upon his 
fiery steed; and then we come to the historic French Market, 
where we find all peoples, tongues and nationalities. In this 
market we can find anything that grows in tropical America. 

But Gen. Banks was now organizing for a campaign, and 
we must forego the pleasures of the city and perform our 
military duty, and all was going on delightfully, when one 
day we received orders to pack up and go to Lake End (now 
East End) where we boarded a steamer, and, after loading 
on some teams and wagons, and all being ready, we shoved 
off and proceeded down I-ake Ponchartrain, out by Fort 
Pike, and turned east through the waters of the Mississippi 
Sound, to what destination we knew not. 

Now, we had a mule on board which was noted for his 
habit of pulling back, like some people, no difference at 
which end he was hitched, he wanted to pull the other way. 
When he was hitched to a wagon, when he was wanted to pull 
forward, he would set the other way, and when hitched by 



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the halter he would soon try its strength by pulling back, so 
now we had him tied up by a heavy rope Imlter, and late this 
evening he thought to assume his independence by breaking 
loose; so he heaved and set; then, taking a pow'erful set, 
his halter broke and he fell back against the rail, breakiug 
it, and head over heels he plunged into the depths below, 
and after going to unknown depths he finally took a reaction 
and came to the surface somewhat crestfallen, but he had a 
mule's ambition, and he struck out to explore the endless 
waters ahout him, and after swimming around a few times he 
spied an island in the dim distance, when he struck out for 
it; but as he swam it seemed to recede from him, and, be 
coming weaker, his heart began to fail him, and he turns for 
the boat aud swims around it until he was about to yield up 
the ghost. All dejected, and with despair in his eyes, and 
his ears falling penitently, he comes up and surrenders, 
and we fasten ropes about him and pull him on board', a wiser 
and better mule. 

We proceeded on our journey all night, and on the morn- 
ing, near Mississippi City, w^e received orders to return with- 
out debarking, and we wheeled about rand returned to our 
camp again, where, on account of our hard services during 
the past year, discipline was a little slack, and we enjoyed 
more liberties and leisure than ordinarily, and we need not 
say that these were iini)roved to the utmost extent, and to say 
the city was well taken in would not express it. 

And while we wen? doing the city, bathing i)i and boat- 
ing on the hike, troops wer(» coming in and going into camp 
near us, until this whole grassy plain became one canvas city; 
and now battallion drills, company and regimental inspection 
and grand i-eviews became the order of the day, the,se latter 
were laborious and exhausting, but such things " must needs 
be in preparing for a campaign. 

While we were undergoing all this a little transport on 
its way down the river was captured, its contents taken out, 
while she was burned somewhere opposite a place called 



New River. So we were ordered to board a steamer to go 
up the river and chastise the rebels for this audacious act. 
So we steamed up to where the boat was burned, tied up and 
debarked and moved out across the broad bottoms 
and through cane-brakes so thick that they formed al- 
most a perfect tunnel, without inlet or outlet, for miles, being 
the darkest and the gloomiest forest we had been in; but we 
finally got through to some plantations on a little bayou call- 
ed New River. Here we found some of the captured coffee 
and rice, etc., stored away in some buildings, but no one to 
look after them, all having business elsewhere just then. We 
stopped here over night, during which a cotton gin filled with 
fresiily ginned cotton took fire bv spontaneous . com,bustion. 
It seemed that: our presence sometimes created fipontaneous 
cojuijuMion. The flames from this gin assended high up into 
the aij", lighting up the whole country about, but no one came 
to li^lp put it out, and it was. burned, to the ground. When 
the morning came, haying found no rebels, we started to. re- 
turn to the bQat,_and had gone but a few mile^ when we 
found that by some means we had taken the wrong road; but 
a veritable tunnel as it was, we could not cut across the coun- 
try to the right road, ...but had to retrace pur steps or go for- 
ward... We chose the latter, and pushing forward w^e finally 
.came oyt.to, the riy^r some ten or twelve miles above the 
boat, .and Genei-cyi-rBurbridge. sent an orderly for the boat 
while we -.lay on the ground ijntil the boat came, and thence 
boardedher and went to camp and resumed drill in inspec- 
tiqiis, ^tc. V : . 

The oasis in army life, like the great desert, are sur- 
rounded by the -hardships of war,, and so, \yith this, on the 
8th day of October, we struck tents, and with the three days' 
rations moved across the. river to Algiers, where we, late at 
night, took a train on the. N.O. ■& W. railroad, and during 
the night w^ere taken to Brazier City, now Morgan City, and 
on the same night, crossed oyer Berwich Bay, some three 
niiles wide, and went into camp near the great mounds, sub- 



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sequently converted intxD a fort. Here we overtook the fther 
divisions of the 13th army corps, and a part of the 19th 
corps, and while lyinj;- here a few days we had our first ex- 
perience with fresh water soap used in salt water, as when 
we tried to wash our hands and face it acted like grease, and 
the more we rubbed the greasier we got, until the air became 
blue with the unwritten language of an irate soldier, and we 
knew no way out of this trouble until we learned that it re- 
quired a different kind of soap for salt water. 

In due time we struck tents and moved out and took the 
road up Bayou Teche and marched up as far as Patterson- 
ville, where, on the edge of the bayou, we camped for the 
night, where, as the night closed in, great long-legged, blood- 
thirsty gallinippers made their appearance, and we had to 
skirmish and tight to save our very heart's blood; and as the 
dark, still hours passed by, we could hear in the swamps near 
us the bellowing of alligators, like a herd of lost bulls. 

We were glad to welcome the morning, as we preferred 
a hot day's march to tighting a fruitless tight with those gal- 
linippers; so we we were early on the march upon a dusty 
road skirted by tall cypress tress, whose tx)ps were solidly 
matted together with long gray Spanish moss, whose shade 
made an inviting spot to rest in, where we rested ten minutes 
each hour; but as other troops had preceded us, we were de- 
l)rived of much fun, as they had killed most of the alligators 
near the road, and as we passed along we saw legions of dead 
alligators, but found few live ones for us to try our Entield 
rirtes upon. Evening found us just below Franklin, where we 
went into camp for the night, and early the next morning we 
were on the move, and on coming up near this nice little city 
we straightened up, dressed our tiles and put on the best of 
soldierly appearance; and with music in front, playing "Star 
Spangled Banner" and "Rally Round the Plag," we made a 
grand appearance, while the citizens looked on in apparent 
astonishment, and on going on but a few miles we went into 
camp on the edge of the bayou. 



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During this hot day's march an- old yellow mare came in 
to do service in the cause of the Union, and by some singular 
coincidence an old cart was brought in. So the Company A 
boys determined to utilize this cart and mare at once. So on 
the following morning, when all w^ere ready for the march. 
Old Yellow Avas hitched to a coat-load of knapsacks, and 
during the long, hot day's march, did good service in hauling 
many of the foot sore and given-out boys, and when night 
came Old Yellow had plenty of feed, though the general's 
horse fell short, and when we w^e w^ent into camp near Theia, 
Old Yellow again rendered important service by hauling in 
k-ads of rails, beneath which often lay a rebel hog; but after 
a few days' march, wiiile Old Yellow was hauling knapsacks 
and sore- footed boys, some one complained to the general 
that some had their knapsacks hauled, while others had to 
carry theirs; so an order came to turn Old Yellow over to the 
quartermaster's tent, and with ropes entangled Old Yellow's 
legs and threw her to the ground and turned her over toward 
the quartermaster who was, all this time, ignorant of the 
cause of all this, but Old Yellow was back hauling knap- 
sacks and blistered feet, and no more complaints were heard, 
as Old Yellow had been "turned over," as ordered. We by 
this time had gotten well up into a beautiful timbered coun- 
try, where there were beautiful plantations and residences 
and many orange orchards, but as the 19th army corps, and 
the greater part of ours, had preceded us, these orchards 
did us but little good. 

While we lay in camp near Vermillionville, apparently 
for some days' stay, suddenly we heard the boom of a cannon 
away off in front; then another boom, quickly followed by 
others, and in a few minutes we had orders to pack up and 
be ready to march in fifteen minutes; and by that time we 
were ready and on the march tlirough Vermillionville, and on 
toward Grand Gateau, and all through that hot prairie we 
kept moving 'till late in the evening. We came up to the 19th 
corps just beyond where the firing kept going on. and we 



moved on well u]) to Iho- front and camped for the niylit 
Avlierc tlio tirint;- had been, neither seeini? nor hearing any 
rebels, but (m the following- morning were up and on the 
move through Grand Cateau and beyond a little ways, and 
when we halted for the time, and after remaining hore but a 
few days, we again resumed the march, and passing through 
Opolusus, the oldest town in the State (the old and dilapida- 
ted houses did not deny its right of title— on we went to a 
l)lace called Barr's Landing, where we w^nt into cam}) and 
immediately set about gathering in corn and f c r J.g^^ as 
though a base of supplies were to be formed here, and for a 
few days we kept up this ijusiness. Meantime General Grejn, 
with his division of rebel soldiers, moved up to Opolusus cut- 
ting us entirely off from the main army without an}' apparent 
way of escape from ca})ture. but during- tlie VAat day of Oc- 
tober a colored man came in and informed Gen. Burbrage 
that he could pilot our little army around over cow-paths, 
through brush and forest, to the main army. So on that 
evening we cooked our su|)per and bivouacked for the night as 
calmly as though \wo never heard of General Green and his 
ri'l)el hosts. 

But no sooner than the dark cui-tain of nigiit liad closed 
about us tlian we quietly struck tents and moved out, foUow^- 
nig our faithful colored guide through mud, brush, and dis- 
mal forest, nuik'ing it dungeon dark; but we kept on all night, 
and when morning came we had left the rebels behind and 
had formed a junction with the maiu arm3\ and during this 
1st day of November W(? wcuit in camj) nivir Grand Gateau; 
and General Green, on finding his game had left Barr's 
Landing, now began to seek us out and found us now form- 
ing the rear guard Tor the main army, and on the I'd he com- 
menced hari'assing us. and we wer(> now skirmishing with 
his ti'oops all day over these grassy i)rairies, and atone time 
during this day, while we were out there in line with a col 
ored regiment on our right, while bombshells and shot wen* 
coming ])retty lively, these colored boys struck up the tune. 



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"Rally 'Round the Flag,\ iuid keeping their lines dressed, 
and while their loyal thoughts poured forth the music, step 
by st.?p, on exact time, they moved, for aught they knew, 
toward the jaws of death and thus :n line with us moved up; 
but the rebels gave way and we had but a skirmish and the 
night came on and both armies retired into their respective 
iraes, and the night passes as though nothing unusual had 
occurred; so used to warfare were we that to skirmish all day 
wltii the en3my wa:j but an ordinary day's work, and we 
would return to our camp and sleep as sound as the farmer 
from his harvest ti:^ld. 

Tjie morning of tlie od came with nothing unusual in ap- 
pearance, and wlien tiie ordinary duties of the morning were 
gone through with, the paymaster came up and paid company 
A. and was now i^iying company P; and wdiile our fresh x:)ork, 
that we had captured from the i-ebels the day before, was 
lazily bDiliiig, suddenly we heard the pickets tiring off in 
front, and thinking we had another day's skirmishing on our 
haijds we, without putting on our coats, buckl(3d on our cart- 
ridge boxes and grabbed our faithful rlties, and were in ranks 
in a few minutes and moving out by tlank to meet the enemy, 
wliile the paymast u' iiew to the main army, some foui- niil<\s 
away. 

Now wo had four regiments of our brigade in line as fol- 
lows: The 67th on the extreme left, the bOth Indiaiut next, 
tlien the 2Cd Wisconsin, then the 96th Ohio, the 83rd Ohio 
liavi ng been sent out that morning after forage. This line, 
commanded by Col. Owen, of the 60th Indiana, moved out 
about a mile and halted with our regiment, swung clear out 
upon the prairie, while the right of the line rested in a skirt 
of woods, and we had not been there but a few minutes when, 
away to our front, we could see General Green's whole di- 
vision of rebel troops in line of battle. At this time General 
Burbrage sends an orderlj^ to General Franklin— the com- 
mander of the expedition — for reinforcements and Franklin 
replies : ' 'Hold the place at all hazards. " Meantime Green's 



■whole troop is coming steadily over the prairie, when Gen. 
Burbrage sends his aid, Capt. Friedley, to Col. Buhler, or- 
dering him to fall back, which Buhler refuses to do. When 
Burbrage again sends Friedley, peremptorily ordering Buh- 
ler to fall back to the woods. But it is now too late, as 
Green's masses were upon us with a heavy cavalry force 
pushing between us and the main army, and entirely sur- 
rounding us when our artillery was pouring shot and shell, 
while the rebel batteries were pouring a heavy fire of shot 
and sliell into us; and now we open our musketry upon the 
advancing columns, and they pour a storm of minnie into our 
ranks; and by this time the cavalry was charging us. upon 
flank and rear, and our artillery had fallen back and was 
pouring into the rebels and us a storm of canister, while tho 
rebel batteries were pouring into us and their men a storm 
of canister, while the rebel batteries were pouring into us 
a storm of grape; while at this juncture both 
forces became all mixed, and a pandemonium of sticking 
with bayonets, clubbing of muskets and shooting with revol- 
vers. Meanwhile a storm of grape and canister was pouring 
into tliis fighting mass both from front and rear, while a 
cloud of smoke is spread over the scene, and we are over- 
powered and taken prisoners; and as they march us to the 
rear flre two loads of canister into us, but fortunately this 
last volley did not strike any of us, and thus Green's 8.000 
men overpowered our 1200 troops, and are marching us ott" 
prisoners of war, while our reinforcements are coming on 
double quick, but they are too late. As they march us off 
the rebels fall back and the fight is over. 




Batti.k of CJkani) Catkau. 



CHAPTER V. 



PRISON LIFE. 



There are hearts with hopes still beating' 

In each pleasant Northern home: 
Watching, waltino-, for the loved ones 

Who may never, never come. 

In prison di-eai- we languish, 

Meager, tattered, pale and gaunt: 
Grovving weaker day by day, 

With pinching cold and want. 

On capturing us, for fear our main army would recapture 
us, they rushed us along at a lively gait all evening, until we 
arrived at Opolusus, just beyond which we were corralled 
upon the open prairie like a herd of Texas cattle, and when 
the sun withdrew his warm rays, and the cool November 
night came on, it found us upon this bleak prairie without 
shelter or blankets, and without anything to eat or drink; and 
last, but not least, the most of us were in our shirt sleeves, 
having left our coats in camp when going out to meet the 
enemy. 

And now, when the cool evening began to close in, our 
situation was anything but inviting, while the prospects for 
the night were growing more gloomy, as we were now be- 
coming uncomfortably chilly and surrounded by the rebel 
guards. We grouped ourselves together in little groups and 
lay ourselves down upon the cold gra.ss — not to sleep, but to 
rest and think. 

Since our capture, we had no chance to converse with or 
even speak to each other without being hurried up by the 
guards; but now, in our miserable condition, while we lay on 
the cold earth and gazed into the blue vaults of heaven. It 



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was a pleasure to be left with our own thoughts while we, 
iu undertones, reviewed the day's battle; while we talked of 
our wounded and probably dead comrades left upon the field; 
and then in our minds, upon the chariots of thought, we re- 
viewed our i)ast hard marches and many hard-fought battles, 
where we had left our comrades beneath the sod of Ken- 
tucky; in the swami)sand bogs of Louisiana; and how sick- 
ness and death had invaded our camp at Young's point, and 
filled the levees with our fallen comrades; and then of those 
that fell and now sleep upon Vicksburg Heights. And so on 
up to now we have three hundred left. Two hundred are 
laying here prisoners of war, and what our fate should be is 
in the unrevealed future; but, inured to dangers and hard- 
ships, we were ready to meet Avhatever was in store for us, 
and now, wearied from the day's battle and hard march and 
the night's reflections, all stiff with chill, we nestled together 
and di'opped into a tired sle^p. When morning came, we 
were glad to welcome the warm sunshiny. We were early 
\nx\ upon the march without anything to eat or drnik since 
the morning before, and moved otf at a lively gait for about 
ten miles, when on coming up to some hog wallows tilled 
with water we were halted and were allowed to quench our 
thirst by this precious fluid. While here we had issued to 
us a little corn-meal, which we had no means of cooking, but 
to make it into a dough and roast it in the ashes. As soon as 
our cakes were done we moved olf gnawing our ash cakes 
like starved children, and after traveling some miles we came 
t;) an old sugar-hou.se, where we re-halted for th3 evening 
without any rations; but our practical Hoosier eyes were not 
long in discovering a lot of old damaged molasses, which we 
were permitted to ])ut into kettles and boil down and make a 
lot of tafly and had one tatty -pulling; not as a matter of fun, 
but necessity. 

(Jn the following morning we wore put upon the move 
early. The n(«ws had jireceded us that a large number of 
full-grown Yankees were to be bi-ought throuii^h there that 



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day, and the people from the rural districts were assembled 
at Chaneville to see the <i^reat free show, and on arriving 
there we found all the porches and platforms crowded, while 
in the background, in little knots the colored jDopulation were 
to be seen, and as we marched up through the middle of the 
street all eyes were eagerly gazing at us, but upon their 
countenances seemed to be a look of disappointment; but 
what it was we were unable to learn, until some of the more 
bold said to us: "Why, we 'uns thought you 'uns had horns, 
but you 'uns look like we "uns." This solved the mystery, 
and there were many jests and remarks made at the expense 
of the Confedsracy as we passed through that town an unwill- 
ing show. We moved on at a rapid march. In fact, these 
rebels thought to march us down by long, hard and fast 
marches, but it was of no use; we were of Burbrige's brigade, 
and we were used to such marches; and they said that we 
were the d— est set of Yankees that they had ever seen; and 
so, on and on we went, each successive day being but a repe- 
tition of the former, and nothing of any particular interest 
occurring until, away up in the country, we come to an old 
ootton and sugar tramway, upon which was an upright en- 
gine and some Hat-cars, which we were ordered to board, and 
we gladly obeyed, as by this time our feet were becoming 

All being ready, we moved off about as fast as we could 
have walked, but we were in no hurry to reach Tyler, 
the place of our destination, as we then thought, but after 
riding some fourteen miles on this tramwaj^ we were stoped 
at a sugar- house near Alexandria, La., where we halted and 
were assigned the open shed and lot for quarters, while tiio 
rebels reserved the main buildings for themselves. We wore 
kept here from day to day with our hopes and fears alterna- 
ting as the rumors came first that we were going to march 
to Tyler, Texas, and then to be exchanged. Meanwhile we 
were drawing our small allowance of black bread and about 
a quarter of a pound of beef bone and all for a day's ration; 



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while we were allowed to use a rick of wood near by to cook 
with. But it was now near the last of November and the 
days were growing cold, while the nights were extremely un; 
comfortable. We were afraid to use this wood liberally lest 
soon we should be without any to either cook or warm by; 
hence, while the cooking was going on, we absorbed as much 
of the waste heat as possible, and then passing the night in 
cold and darkness. 

In the sugar-house there was a store-room built of brick, 
and having but one door, in which was placed a guard, and 
we were not long in finding out that there was a quantity of 
sugar stowed there, and a plan was soon on foot to get some 
of that sugar. On investigation it was fc.und that the only 
way to get it was to punch a hole through the brick wall and 
carry it out behind the guard's back. So a committee on ar 
gument was to engage the guard in a heated discussion, while 
a committee on tlie "liole" was to punch a hole through the 
wall and carry the sugar off. This argument grew very hot 
and a little dangerons, but by some soothing jest smoothed 
things over, and finally all this ceased and the sugar was hid 
in little holes under the ground and beneath some old rags; 
but the guard soon discovered this trick and he cried like a 
child, saying that he would surely be shot.. We were sorry 
we had done this thhig; but we never learned what was done 
with the guard for his negligence. Now, while we were, like 
hogs before an api^roaching storm, we kept gathering up 
material, as opportunity would permit, to make a comforta- 
ble place to rest and keep as warm as possible, getting a 
shuck now and then, a stalk and a little bunch of grass until 
some had accumulated a right snug little bed. Sergeant 
Anderson, of Company B, by some means had come in pos- 
session of an old barrel in which he had deposited his bed- 
ding, and had a right comfortable hou.se compared to others. 
Now, in this sugar barrel he could stow away the most of his 
headquarters, and in order to protect his outposts when the 
cold nights drew on, ht» would place it near where the fire had 



been so as to utilize tlio smouldering- heat. Now, we all en- 
vied serj^^eant Anderson (his iiouse,) While we were being 
tossed about by the wintry blasts he was snugly housed up in 
his barrel; but at a late hour one dark night we heard an un 
earthly noise like some one in the very agony of despair, and 
on looking in that direction we saw Sergeant Anderson's bar- 
ml all ablaze and he coming out wrong end foremost, like an 
imp of fire from tiie furnace of hades; but having his pres- 
ence of mind, lie tipped the barrel up and turned out all his 
combustibles, and he had his house left. Then we had light- 
nings and blue blazes, in the language of an inferno. 

One day it was told us a negro had stolen a horse from 
some one and they had caught him and were going to bring 
him up there on a wheat buj. " They brought him up and 
stripped him, tied liis hands and feet, and now they were 
ready to show us how they whipped negroes, and a great 
burly fellow with a heavy leather strap in his hand commenced 
plying It upon tlie-bare back, raismg great* welks of flesh at 
every siroke, while the negro was begging for life. When 
they had whipped him enough tliey i)ut him upon a horse and 
started him off at full speed, twice firing ci pistol at his rece- 
ding figure. 

We had now been here some time and the rumors of our 
( xchange had become stale, when some of us began to plan 
an escape, but few being in the secret at first, but tlie plot 
grew rapidly, and finally many were in it, and we had no 
doubt but that the wiiole camp would assist when the proper 
time came; so a day was set and an hour appointed when two 
es|K'cially detailed should be near each guard, while all the 
others should l)e ready, and at a given signal the two nearest 
the respective guards should knock each of them down — 
snatch iheir guns and make each of them prisoners, then 
charge upon the battery. Make them prisoners and mount 
the weakest of our crew upon mules and start for Natchez, 
Aliss., mount ourselves as we marched through. But by 
some means the rebels found out our plot and tripled the 
guards and brought another battery up, and our scheme fell 



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through. About this time we were moved over tiie river 
to a place called Pineville, where we were assigned a 
large planked- in shed for quarters. 

As the storm of winter was upon us. and as we could 
have no lire in this shed, it w^as impossible for us to liv« 
there, and the rebels permitted us to go, and bring in pine 
logs and make tires outside the shed; by these fires we made 
our quarters both day and night. While w^e w^ere here the 
rebels captured two of the I'Gth Ind.. who made their escape 
from the prison at Tyler, Texas, and had made their way as 
far as the Mi-ssissippi river when captured, and w'ere placed 
in a camp with us. 

Finally one morning to our joy we were ordered into line 
and told we were now going to the Union lines for ex>,'hange, 
and we were moved back across lied River, witli some doubts 
in our minds as to the truth of this matter, but on turning 
eastward we became assured of the fact. a;id our hopes arose 
and the day seemed brighter and the night cam 3 on when we 
had only made about seventeen miles and stopped for the 
night at an old sugar house, where with the exception of a 
few turnips, we lay down tired, hungry and suppertiess, with 
but little sleep, we passed the night anxiously waiting for 
the time to start on the march which came at last, having no 
breakfast to prepare or toilet to arrange we were soon upon 
the road and nothing of interest occurring, we made several 
miles and again stopped at an old dilapidated sugar house 
where we received a small allowance of black corn bread 
which we were then in fine condition to ai)preciate and after 
voratiously consuming a i)ortion of this bread we reserved a 
small i)orti()n to march upon the next day and now being 
weary we lay our emaciated forms uj)on the ground beneath 
the shed U)v rest and sloej) and the night closed in dark and 
still, nothing was iicard but the hooting of the night owl and 
the guards lonely tread. 

Now, one of those l!()th Ind. men sjwken of on a pre- 
vious page, was a vcnti-ilocjuist, and availing himself of the 



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superstition common m the south, this dark still night, he 
thought to have some fun by practicing his art upon the 
guards. After posting us upon the matter he called for an 
imagined Sam who answered from the dilapidated loft. He 
then inquired of Sam what his business was up there; Sam 
said he was getting out, (his voice indicating squeezing 
througli a crack) aud in a few moments, thump ! something 
appeared to fall upon the ground outside. The rebel guard 
ran around to catch Sam but Sam was gone. Soon another 
(Jim this time) squeezing out and thumped upon the ground 
and tlie guards ran in search but Jim had made his escape; 
now the rebels placed a guard up there to prevent any more 
escapes, but queer noises were heard in different parts of the 
old building which Iiad now worked up their superstitious 
feelings to a high pit^h, and the poor guard upon that old loft 
was trembUng so as to make the old floor rattle, but liually 
all was still and the night passed off; but next morning we 
had to be count3d several times but none were absent and 
t.ie mystery remained unsolved as far as the guards were 
concerned. We were soon on the march, but soon began to 
rain one of those cold, marrow, chilling December rains, and 
continued to ram all day, while we, in our half nude and 
starved condition kept plodding our way over the miry 
roads, wading branches and sloughs; night came and found 
us near New" Washinoton about ten miles west of Opolusus, 
here we turned off into a piece of wood and stopped for the 
night. Now we were chilled to the marrow by the December 
rain, in a woods where nothing could be found dry enough to 
make fires with; hungry and worn out, and in our nude con 
dition must lie down upon the watery earth and pass the 
night, hovering about our little fire (attempts of fire) and 
consuming the last crumb of our black bread, and now ex- 
hausted we piled ourselves down beside a log or chunk, or a 
root of a tree; warming each other with what little warmth 
we had in us, we proceeded to pass the night. While the 
winter blasts continued its gusts of rain among the naked for- 



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est and nauo-ht was heard except the wmds lonesome moans, 
broken now and then by the lonely hoot of the night owl. 
The rain-drops pattering upon the dead leaves about us b.'at 
the passing throbs of human life as that terrible night passed 
— and the morning came, when we crawled out of steaming^ 
beds of wet leaves; glad to warm ourselves by exercise by 
crawling out early. To our joy the groat beautiful 8un ssnt 
his- warm rays to our relief, and as we moved along our 
elothes became dry, and again we felt in comparative com- 
fort, and this days march brought us up near Grand Catoau. 
where we stopped near the place where we v;ere capturad, 
and cami)edin the cypress forest ii-om wliicii we had tore the 
long gray moss, and for tlie first time since our capture we 
had comfortable warm beds. 

On the morning of the 2orcl of December, tlie Sun arose 
clear and bright, and on preparing for the days march, we 
found that through our terrible exposure, sevei'al of the boys 
were now unable to march and after m.iuy throats the Rebels 
procured a few ambulances in the shape of ox carts, and 
dumped the sick boys in, and again we were all on the 
move whih; the day grew warm. After marching a few hours 
we came up to Vermillionville where we were halted upon 
the outskirts where we all piled down upon the ground for a 
little rest. Suddenly there was a slight commotion in front 
and looking in that direction we saw on the main street, a del- 
egation of ladies beneath the rebel Hag marching- up in col- 
umn, and now our curiosity was excited to know what all this 
meant. On reaching the I'ebol commander, they opened a 
protest against the "ohiio.n'oiis sfinh'inf/ YdHf.rcs," passing 
througli their town and our commander was not long in sub- 
mitting to their protest atid we were turned to the left and 
through mud and water from ankle to waist deep, we march- 
ed all evening. Some of the boys, poor, wet and emaciated 
staggered, plunged through this mud and water hour after 
hour, and becoming entirely exhausted fell by the way-side. 
when a guard would come up with a revolver in his hand, and 



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threaten the prisoner with instant death if he did not got U}) 
and move alono'. When the prisoner would tell him if he 
thought there was any honor in shooting a helpless prisoner 
to fire away, he could not move another step when after some 
reluctance, they brought up the ox cart ambulance, and two 
of them would gather liold of the prisoner, and throw him in 
the cart like a dead hog. But finally we got through and 
dragged our way on to New Iberia where we went into camp 
upon the ground beneath an old shed and as the darkness of 
that cold December night closed in, we, all muddy, bedrag- 
gled, cold and exhausted, lay down upon the cold ground to 
pass our cold Christmas eve, and while tlie wintry blasts were 
playing a tune of solemn mourning among the Cypress 
boughs, and the death chilling hours were passing, the poor, 
pale emaciated soldier with tlie chill of death upon him. nes- 
tles closer to his comrade; his limbs are growing numl), while 
a shudder of chill passing through his body, he nestles still 
closer to liis comrade, a sleep comes over him, and he dreams 
of his happv home; he is sitting by his fire side and his little 
ones are about his knee like cherubims of angelic beauty. 
His loving wife moves about him like a goddess of light and 
beauty. He sees great doors swinging open and beholds h's- 
tive plentj', then a cold tremor passes through his stitfning 
frame, and his glazed ej^es look up in to space and beholds 
tlie stars dancing while the moon swings around while an an- 
gel robes him in the drapery of heaven, and Peter Rogers, 
of the OOtli Indiana, passes through the gates of eternity, and 
all is dark and still. 

When the morning came, anxious to warm up our be- 
numbed limbs, we were soon in line, when a spirit of sadness 
came over us to see the cold stilt" body of our comrade lying- 
there upon the cold ground asleep in death, after suffering 
and enduring the hardships of prison life, and living upon 
the hopes that in a few short hovirs he would be among 
friends, and almost in the sight of the goal of his hope, death 
steps in and closes his eyes forever and with sadness on* our 



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brow and tears in our e3"es, we move off and leave him forever. ■ 
After marcliing some ten or twelve miles which seemed 
to be the longest miles we ever marched — we came up to the 
place of exchange. Oh, how beautifnl looks the starspangled 
banner; what a thrill of joy passes through our souls as we 
come here where we, in a little while will be exchanged. As 
our forces had not enough rebel prisoners to exchange the 
remainder unexchanged were paroled. Then we received 
some good old hard tack and a hunk of boiled pickled pork 
and a dram of whisky and, notwithstanding all the temper- 
ance fanatics in the world this dram was in place. After re- 
maining here 'till hit.' after midnight we boarded a small 
steamer, and felt our way slowly and carfuliy down tlK^ 
bayou, as it had been rumored that a squad of rebels had gone 
aroufid and placed torpedoes in the stream to blow us up after 
our exchange, but we passed on safely and arrived at Brazier 
City, where we took a train to Algiers and on the morning 
of the 31st of December we crossed over to New Orl(>ans 
where by our escort we wer-^ formed in line and moved up and 
for some purpose we were halted on a street just below the 
French market and while remaining here, all ragged and dirly 
and pine smoked and having a rebel hat here and a jacket 
there and j-ebel pants now and then, presenting such an ap- 
pearance that no hoos.er mother would have recognized her 
own son, meanwhile rebel ladies were peeping out from be- 
hind their closed window blinds, mistook us for rebel prison- 
ers in the hands of the enemy and many of them with th<Mi- 
hearts full of sympathy for their rebel cause, came forth and 
bi-ouglitall Uinds of delicacies, such as cakes, pies and pickles, 
while we with the ever presence of mind, kept mum until we 
had our fill of those good things when we hurrahed for the 
Union, and struck up the tune, "Rally around the Flag Boys"' 
when, if a cyclone had struck that street it would not iiave 
cleared it of those ladies any quicker. 

We moved on down in tlie lower part of the city and were 
]ihic<'il in a large cotton yard, iiaving a large shed on one end 



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while the other was an open court or piaza, all being- enclos- 
ed by a high brick wall having great double iron doors. 

On the lollow^ing morning, January 1st, 1864 — noted as 
that cold New Years' Day — we drew new clothes and blank- 
ets with a liberal supply of soap, and after a seige of rubbing 
and bathing and taxing the neighboring barbers to their ut- 
most capacity, we regenerated ourselves again into white men 
and donned our new suits. 

And now comes the time when the closest friends must 
part; when we must part with those friends who had come to 
us in time of distress, who had stuck to us through all our 
su^fn-iiij;' who hid kept usintsrastgd in our midnight loneli- 
ness, who had always lived up to the scratch; but now with 
our change of fortune we and the grayback must part. So 
one by one we march out and place our friends enshrouded in 
our old rags. ui)on a funeral i)ile and offered them upon the 
altar of tlie rebtllion, a living sacrifice to the God of prisons, 
while the great flames filled the vaults of heaveu with nox- 
ious odors that could be sniffed afar off. 

Now for a long time before we were captured we had dis- 
pensed with that useless appendage to voluntary military 
camp life — the camp guard — and like free Americans had the 
freedom of the camp anywhere inside the picket lines; and 
now, after having been under guard by the rebels so long it 
seemed like a reflection npon our character, to be placed in 
this brick wall with heavy iron doors to keep us from breakmg 
out and annoying the dear citizen.'^. It was but a little while, 
while the guard was faithfully watching these great iron doors 
until some of the boys picked a large hole through the brick 
wall one night and proceeded to enjoy liberty by taking in the 
city and making considerable racket. Next morning tiie Pro- 
vost Marshal had masons to come and fasten up the hole, and 
strengthened his guard, but the following night another hole 
was put through the wall and the dear citizens were again dis- 
turbed in their sleep, and the Provost Marshall was full of 
blue language. He was informed that if he would take away 



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his guards and tlirow those iron doors open and give us the 
liberty to go and come as we pleased, he would have no more 
trouble. He, acting on this suggestion, next morning took 
away his guards and threw the groat iron doors open, and all 
trouble ceased. 

We remained in this camp, enjoying many liberties and 
the absolute freedom of the city, without anything of interest 
occuring until about the middle of March, when the weather 
was growing warm, and the monotony of laying here idle be- 
gan to create a restlessness in camp, and we were moved out 
to Lake End (now East End) and quartered in an old evacu- 
ated hotel, where we enjoyed bathing and fishing in the laK'e 
and plying our skiffs over its waieis, while nothing of int«resi 
transpii'ed until about June 4, when we received the glad news 
of our exchange, and immediately set about preparing to join 
our regiment ai Baton Rouge. In a few days we were on our 
way up the river, and on June 10, we, with many glad greet- 
ings joined our friends and companions, who were just off of 
the disasti'ous Red River campaign. 




CHAPTER VI. 



MATAG'ORDA BAY — RED RIVER CAMPAIGN 



Bfliold. in aw I'lil Diarcli uiu! divad ari'ay 

Till' loiii^- oxtoiuled squudrons shajie their way: 

Dcalii. in a])in'()a('liing-. terrible, imparts 

An anxious liorror tct the bravest hearts: 

\\'\ do their i)L'atino- breasts demand the strife. 

And tliii'st of j^iory quells the love of life. 

In chapter V., we followed the fortunes of the captured 
portion of tiie ref2,'iraent throuwli the various phases of prison 
lir(> until their linal union with the regiment at Baton liouge 
and we now dropped back to the battle of Grand (bateau and 
take up the fragment that escaped capture. 

On that evening — Nov. 3, 1803, after the maiii army had 
come up and drivcni the rebels from the battle field, we buried 
our dead and exchanged, under a flag- of truce, our wounded, 
among which were Captain Hendricks, of Co. A., who soon 
died, and Captain Sims, of Co. I. Then we fell back some 
foitr miles and stopped on the banks of Bayou Carrion Crow, 
and it was a pitiful sight to see but thirty-six there to stack 
arms, making, with those uho had lost their arms in the bat- 
tle, about seventy men left, and since the rebels had burned 
up all our tents and camp equipage, we were left here upon 
this bleak prairie without blankets, tents or food, but the 
main army being here we were soon supj^lied and our little 
squad lay down that night upon the bleak prairie and discuss- 
ed the probable fate of our captured comrades. 



GO 

Remaining with the main army as a fragment of the 67tli 
Indiana we were doing our share of camp and picket duty, 
and soon, by slow marches, fe^ll back to New Ibeia, while the 
enemy kept up a continual skirmish upon our flanks and rear, 
resulting a few days after our arrival here, in a right smart 
tight, after which all settled down into a quiet camp life. 

While here, through the efforts of Chaplain Chitenton 
and other chaplains, a considerable religious sentiment sprung 
up, aud fortunately there was im old sugar house near by 
which the boys soon converted into a church house in which 
rousin^j religious meethigs were iielJ almost nightly, aud as 
religion and patriotism are so near akin, it was not unfrequent 
when a rousing sacred meeting was at :ts iiighest pitch that 
a tune would be switched ol'f into an outburst of patriotism, 
when the very walls would tremble and the roof shake with 
the soul-stirring strains. 

We now had but little duty to perform, aud were allowed 
much liberty, and it was not surprising that the surrounding 
plantations contributed largely to our commissary department; 
and while enjoying this little rest, Colonel Emorson, who had 
been absent since his wound at Arkansas Post, came up bring- 
ing with him a new flag and state banner for tlie regiment; 
but words cannot express his feelings at finding his regiment 
of 1,000 brave youths now reduced to a little squad of seventy. 
We remained here till the 8th of December, when we 
broke camp and marched to Brazier City, where we boarded 
a train and went to Algiers, arriving there on the 14th, and 
remaining but a few days, when we boarded a steamer and 
headed down the river, and soon came to the mouth of the 
Mississippi, where for the first time we beheld the Gulf stretch- 
ing out before us, the great watery expanse, like unHmited 
fields whose bosoms ware worked up into great blue waves 
upon whose crest splashed the foamy surf. 

We soon passed out at the southwest pass, and our ship 
was riding the great blue waves like a thing of life, and we 
had not been enjoying this novelty long when there seemed 



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to be a kind of rebellious feeling in our stomachs, and we soon 
lost interest in the rolling waves and with a kind of woe-be 
gone countenance we seated ourselves near the guard rail 
where, at each lurch of the vessel we would pour out freely 
large contributions to the iniiabitants of the deep. 

But nothing s3rious came of this seasickness and in due 
time we landed at Point Cavalo, Tex., on December 31st, 
where we went into camp u})on a narrow neck of land about 
one mile wide and sixty long, being entirely devoid of timber, 
which compelled us to resort to driftwood for fuel, which we 
had to haul some eight or ten miles; hence we used the strict- 
est economy in the use of the wood by -digging little pits in 
the sand and building little fires to cook by, while we, by nat- 
ural process, aboorbad the escaping heat. While we were in 
thi.s condition a great Norther came in all its Texas fury, 
bringing with it the fierce cold wind which filled the air with 
fiying dust and sand. This cold, penetrating wind being so 
unbearable that we retreated to our tents and rolled up in our 
blankets. But we^had not long been thus rolled up when or- 
ders came to march immediately; and this was one of the try- 
ing times which tested the nerves of the strongest, to crawl 
out of our warm blankets into tiiis death chilling wind; but 
we were soon out and u])on the march up the point, and after 
traveling several hours the storm became so severe that we 
were compelled to halt and seek shelter among the sand hills 
and by digging holes in the sand and nestling down together 
we waited the abatement of the storm. The night passed 
away and the morning came, but the storm was still raging, 
and a picket or two of some other command were; chilled to 
death. When the storm was over we found that W(> had march - 
ed up some eight or t3n miles, and accomplished nothing but 
the capture of some few sheep and when we returnpd to camp 
we found all our tents blown ilat down. We soon erectf'd 
tiiem and remained a few days, when again our division, ac- 
companied by three gunboats, moved up the point, and after 
marching two days came up near a fort, where we halted 



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our coiiiiiuuKkH', upon a i^'unboat, })roceeded up tlio bay and 
Avith his field glass saw that the enemy behind their breast- 
works and in tlie fort outnumbered our force five to one, and 
that it would be a fruitless sacrifice of life for us to attack 
them, so a retui-n march was ordered. The marching- over 
this sand was so hard that manj' of the boys became footsor(> 
and were taken up by the gunboats and soon.all arrived back 
in camp, where on the 20th of January our exchanged boys 
came to us. We had little to do, while the religious sj^irit 
that came over the camp while on the Teche had not abated, 
but on the contrary had spread over the whole army and dairy 
meetings and baptisms seemed to be the order of the day. At 
one of these meetings, while the beach was covered wi;h.t!)t' 
assembled throng, Chaplain Chittenden Ictl down into the 
water and baptized sixty converts. 

While here, on February 12, liSU-i. our assistant surgeon 
by order, made a report of the condition of the regiment to 
the Medical Director of tlie Dei)artment of the Gulf, from 
which we quote the following : "Up to date there have been 
17 resignations, 28 killed in battle, io died from wounds, 1S7 
died from sickness, 97 wounded, :] missing, -10 desertions, 97 
. discharged froin general hospitals and since going into camp 
at Indianapolis, Oct. 27, 1862, 398 have been sent to general 
hospitals, of which 7H have returned," and now deducting all 
these numbers, including the 200 now in prison, we have but 
64 left of the 67th, who are now attached to, and doing duty 
with the <)()th Indiana. 

We renuiined here until February 22, when we struck 
tents and boarded the steamer St. Mary, and set sail for the 
Mississippi again, finding the gulf smooth this time. We 
made good tinu; and arrived at Algiers on the 24th and re 
inained there until next evening when we boarded a train of 
stock cars loaded with hay. During this trip to Brazier City, 
Major Sears, in lighting his pii)e, dropped a match into the 
hay and a blaze sprung up. The only way to stop this blaze 
was to empty our ca,nt(MMis upon it. 'Phc first canteen emptied 



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proved to bo "commissary," which added fuel to the flames 
and we were upon the verge of a panic, when we finally (piash- 
the flames and all went on smoothly. On arriving at Brazier 
City we debarked and crossed the bay and went into cam}) 
near two large mounds, which were converted into forts. 
After remaining in camp here several days, during which 
about I.IU non-veterans of the COth Indiana were attached to 
the GTtii; and now with this number attached we wei-e about 
)]00 strong, and marched up to Franklin. While liere the lUth 
Corps ovei takes us and goes in front, and now we have two 
depleted brigades of the 13th Corps and the 19th Corps, all 
und3r command of Gen. Wm. B. Franklin, and as Colonel 
Emerson was the ranking Colonel, ho takes command of the 
brigade. 

On March 10th, witli ten days rations, we set out upon 
the march up the Teche. Gen. Franklin seemed -to be very 
severe upon us western troups and issued very severe orders 
against foraging, but nothing of any moment occurred until 
we reached a point near Vermillionville. Now it will be re- 
membered that this is the town where the ladies of the town 
had met the prisoners of the ()7th Indiana and 23rd Wisconsin 
on the 24th of December and caused them to march around 
their city through mud and water all that evening, and iliis 
fact must have been known to Gew. Franklin, who on near- 
ing this point, issued strict orders against foraging and the 
destruction of property. But our boys, as well as the 23rd 
Wisconsin boys had a cause for revenge, and as a stimulant 
to this spirit they came across one of the rebel guards who 
had stood over us while in rebel prison, and it required some 
little caution to save this fellow's life. We had not been in 
camp but a little while when the whole i)rairie was lit up by a 
burning sugar house. Gen. Franklin immediately put our 
regiment and the 23rd Wisconsin under arrest until the offend- 
ers should be found and arrested, but it w^as a fruitless search 
for no pi-ying committee ever found out the perpetrators, and 
after our regiment had lain under arrest some days. Pranklin 



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thought he would i)robably liave use for these regiments soon 
and he released tliem from arrest and on we went up the 
Techo. and aft3r twelve days marching we arrived at Alex- 
andria on March i!7th. 

On the 28th we left Alexandria and we now found the 
enemy and skirmishing was kept up all day and when we lay 
down at night we kept ourselves in readiness for a light at 
any moment, but we had no light and on the morning resum- 
ed the march, when the skirmishing recommenced and was 
Ivept up all (lay, and on the 30th we arrived at Natchitoches, 
where we remahied several days awaiting the arrival of the 
gunboats and transports in Red River. 

After the arrival of the gunboats and transjwrts, with a 
small squad of tlie 16th Indiana Mounted Infantry in front, 
we resumed the march, and on the evening of April 7th, we 
went into camp near Pleasant Hill. The cavalry advanced on 
the Mansfield road and we had scarcely bivouaced for the 
night when we were ordered into line, as it was reported that 
the cavalry had struck the enemy in force. We lay in line of 
battle until daylight on the morning of the 8th when our regi- 
ment with a section of artillery, were ordered forward in dou- 
ble quick time. On coming into a small clearing full of stumps 
we hastily formed into line of battle and moved forward, pass- 
ing the 16th Indiana regnnent, v/hich was now being held at 
bay by the enemy m force in the woods just l)eyond, and now 
the ball opened pretty lively, but, by the aid of the artillery, 
after a sharp light, the enemy were driven back while we lost 
some wounded. Captain Moore, of the l()th Indiana fell 
wounded about this time. 

Now the road here was extremely narrow, while the thick 
woods on either side were full of underbrush matted togeth- 
er by long green briers, making it almost impossible to move 
in lino of battle, while tlie enemy tell back and took advan- 
tage of the best positions, from which they would pour a vol- 
ley into our skirmish line, then drop back- to another i)Osition 
and await our coming. Thus we continued until noon, our 



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regiment being all the time in advance. About this time the 
77th Illinois came up and relieved us, while we fell back and 
became their support. 

About this time also, Lieutenant Colonel Webbs (y) of 
the 77th Illinois — well l^nowt to us all as a very cheerful man 
— came up. But now when he led his regiment into position 
he wore an unaccountable grave and serious countenance 
which attracted the attention of all who saw him. He went 
a few rods to the right, ^vhere in a few minutes he felJ pierc- 
ed by a bullet. 

We continued skirmishing and working our way through 
this terrible jungle until about three o'clock in the afternoon, 
when we emerged from this thicket into a large open space, 
probably one-fourth of a mile wide by a mile long. By this 
time our cavalry were advancing into the timber on the furth- 
er edge, and our brigade had formed in line on this edge, and 
rested in place until about four o'clock, when we advanc- 
ed to the west side of the field where our regiment took posi- 
tion on the right side of the road and in the rear of a fence along 
the edge of the timber, while Nim's battery was near the road 
on our left. This place was called Sabine Cross Koads, near 
Mansfield. While we were thus lying in line of battle two or 
three other batteries came up and took position at the edge 
of tlie timber in our rear. Meantime the wagon train was 
coming up and forming a corral in the open space behind us, 
while the second brigade was our support in the timber in the 
rear of the batteries. 

Thus at 5 o'clock we were lying, awaiting the awful mo- 
ment when the deathly silence would break into raging bat- 
tle. We had but little time to wait, as in a few moments, in 
two long lines of battle, greatly over-lapping both of our flanks 
the enemy advanced upon us and under cover of the timber 
and thickly matted underbrush, they were upon us before the 
ball opened. Never before did we see a battery work harder, 
faster or more effectually than did Nim's battery at this mo- 
ment — hurling grape and cannister, and mowing great swaths 



through the lines of the advancing enemy. But it was but a 
few moments when the enemy were crowding around both 
our flanks, and not over fifty paces froxu us. We were com- 
pelled to fall back across this field, while the enemy opened 
a heavy lire upon our retrealiii" lines, and came on lilve a 
cyclone, capturing the battery and turning our own guns ui)on 
us. It seemed an act of providence that enabled us to c'scai)e 
across that field alive, thoug'.i many did fall killed and wound- 
ed. Here John Z. Murphy, of Co. F ffll, mortally wounded, 
and Colonel Emerson fell wounded and was soon captured, 
while the main lino found a n v.v position in the edge of the 
timber in therearof theartiUcry, but the enemy, in two strong- 
lines, came steadily on, while we hurled a storm of minne 
balls among thnm and the artillery wei'o knocljing great gajis 
through their ranks at every discharge. They closed up the 
gaps and came on yelling like infuriated demons, and in a few 
minutes again Uanivod us u})on both Hanks, and wSien the line 
reached our artillery our whole line was pusliod back. By 
this time we had readied our wagon train, bloclcitig u[) the 
only road, and soon all was a ])andemonium of confusion of 
wagons, mules and men, all in one mass of disorganized ani- 
mation producing a panic. It became a surging mass, strug- 
gling to get back, while the enem^- were upon us and pushing 
by our flanks, and it seemed that every fellow was for him- 
self, and flinging away our guns and knapsacks in one con- 
fused mass, we pushed back some four miles where we met 
the 19th Corps in line of battle across the road and hastening 
forward on the doublo t[uicl\. It was but a few minutes after 
this surging mass passed through the lines of the lf)th Corps 
before the enemy flushed with victory, came pell mell upon 
this line, which gave them a powerful withering volley. This 
checked the oncoming enemy, and now darkness set in and 
the firing ceased. During the long weary hours of that night 
the disorganized mass kept plodding their way through the 
general throng, and next morning found us at Pleasant 
Hill, where the remnant of our regiment was reformed by 




Preparing Coffke. 



Lieutenant Colonel Sears, who was then in command of the 
brigade, while the command of the regiment fell upon Cap- 
tain Hall. We had not been reorganized long before the 16th 
Corps, with Gen. A. J. Smith in command, came up, and ow- 
ing to our weakened condition we wore held in reserve, while 
the lOth and 19th Corps fought the battle of Pleasant Hill on 
April 9. But the enemy came on in such numbers that the 
whole army was compelled to fall back, and that night we 
were kept moving all night long — being our third night with- 
out sleep, and we were now suffering agonies for want of 
sleep and rest. Many moved along that night automatically, 
being almost sound asleep, but just before daybreak on the 
10th we were permitted to dropdown in our tracks and sleep 
an hour or two while the cooks were sent ahead to prepare 
col'fee by the roadside, that we might snatch it as we went 
along. When daylight came we were upon the move, and 
having comp" up to where our cooks had camp kettles filled 
with iiot coffee setting upon stumps by the roadside, as we 
passed, each soldier dipped his cup in and passed on, gnawing 
his hardtack and sipp'ng his coffee. 

We socm reached Grand Ecore. all footsore and weary 
and exhausted for want of sleep and rest, and on the follow 
ing morning we were joiaed by the main army. We threw 
up temporary breastworks, felled trees and made an abattis, 
and lay here several days expecting an attack from the ene- 
my, who refrained from a direct attack, but kept skirmishing 
around on both flanks endaavoring to cut off our retreat. So 
tigiiting was going on on tho out])Osts both night and day. 
but on Ai)ril llOth we left this plac:? on our retreat. We had 
gone but a little way v/h;}n we emerged upon an open prairie 
where the enemy thought to entrap us by forming their forces 
all around this space, under cover of the timber, while we 
were compelled to march through the open prairie. We soon 
formed our lines with the cavalry in the rear and the artillery 
arranged at intervals, while we. (the infantry) formed in line 
with the battcu'ies. It was a beautiful sight, on this bright 



lovely moi'iiiiig, to soo Ihcsc loiii^ lines, with .i^ui(lon>«. bantiers 
und Hair's llutteriiiij:. At a g'iven signal all moved at once, 
wIkmi this o])en space was filled with deadly missiles from the 
suri-i.unding woods, but undaunted we moved along, firing, 
while oui- ai'tillery liurled tlieir double loads into the enemy. 
All udvauc'(>d together, the batteries keeping inline with thc^ 
infantry. i)ulling their pieces along as they fired, and thus 
cutting our way through the rebel lines and pushing on to tiie 
Cane river, we found that they had proceeded us and had pos- 
session oi the ford upon our only line of retreat. Things be- 
gan to look very gloonu', but about this time our regiment, 
with other troo[)s, waded the river above the ford and came 
down in tlie rear of the enemy, and aft-n' a brief skirmish the 
rebels retreated and the ford was clear, when the whole army 
passed in safety on to Alexandria, where we remained a few 
weei^s. while a dam was being constructed so as to (enable 
our fleet to passover the falls. While here the i)ay master 
came u[) and pakl m off twice inside of one week, and wliilc 
hew, notwithstanding all tlie hardships we had gone tlirougli 
and that t'le enemy were yet all about us and skirmishing and 
bomboarJing w.'rj yet going on, we were not to be depriv(^d 
of a little diversion; and as there were numbers of s{|uirrels 
in Liie woods, the b;)ys thought to catch tliem, and it was a 
common tiling t) se^ a soldier with a hatchet in his belt climb- 
ing the largest pine trees to the top to cut off a limb, when 
the i)oor stiuirrels. limb and all. would fall among a thou- 
sand soldiers, eagerly watching for the fun and scaring tlie 
poor animals almost to death. 

Now t'.ie wcat'ier had become quite wai m and the wa,ter 
l>;>caine warm and lilthy. aiul to add to this it was no uncom- 
mon sight lo see dead horses and mules that had been killed in 
the battles above come Hoating down, and among th(\se, fre- 
(|U('ntly a ri'bel soldier who liad been mustered out came float- 
ing down and passed on to maU'e food for the scavengers ol' 
the south — the tui'key buzzards. 

We left Alexandria in the eany [)art of May, and advanc 
(m1 slowly and very cautiousl3\ since the rebels were upon all 




Cutting Our Way Out. 



CHAPTER VII, 



MOBILE BAY CAMPAIGN. 



'•Oh. who shared them over shall forsfot 
The emotions of the spirit — rousins" time. 
When breathless in the mart the courier.; met. 
Early and late, at evening and at prime: 
When the loud cannon and the merry chime 
Hailed news on news, as field on field was won. 
When hope, long doubtful, soared at length sabliui:^. 

After the prisoners joined the re<^iment at Baton Rouge 
on the 1-th as set forth in cliapter V we remained here doino;- 
the regular curriculum of camp and post duty, until July 15, 
wlien we embarked for the army of the Potomac; as we un- 
derstood, the i;}th and 19th army corps havhig- received or- 
ders to that etft^ct. But on arriving at Algiers, on the --d 
and awaiting ocean transjiortation, orders came holding back 
our portion of tiie 18th army cori)s and we now parted for 
ever from the remainder of the 18th and lilth corps, as tliey 
set sail for the east under Hying coloi's, and we went in camp 
to await further orders. 

We having perfecti'd Hardee's Casey's and Scott's tactics 
were, while here, drillc^d in tiie Frencii bayonet drills and had 
arrived at a degree of perfection in tliis drill, wiien we (our 
bri'^ade) received orders to embark for Mobile Bay, under 
command of Gen. Gorden Granger. So on th(» 29th we em- 
bark(Kl, one-lialf of th(i regiment on ii steamljoat, wiiile tlie 
otlier lialf were! stowed on two bai'ges with some artiUery. 

These steamboats and barges (carrying the whok'aimy) 
were crowded to tiieir utmost capacity and seemed to us not 
a verv (unviable condition to ^ross the treaciierous waters of 
the (J nil of Mexico. 



Two great cables were extended from the two barges 
bearing the right wing, of our Jtegiment and fastened to a 
steamer, and then a common steamer loaded to its utmost ca 
pacity, towing two barges, loaded to the waters edge, with 
the rest of the fleet, moves down the great Mississippi and 
out upon the great Gulf; as it were, tempting the god of 
storms and daring the surging wavas. 

To us who had never experienced the force of storms, 
nor the strength of waves, it seemed bold and reckless. But 
we steamed out upon the salt wat^r througli the south-east 
pass of the delta and at once felt the strong buoyancy of tiie 
slowly rolling briny swell while the storms seemid to hold 
their wrath and the wind refused to bhnv while w(» have a 
very pleasant sail to Ship Island, reaching this place on Aug. 
1st. and lay at anchor all day, during which we had a tine 
time, bathing in the blue briny deep, when along in the even- 
ing, we noticed a commotion on the steamer, all on board 
rushing to one side and those in the water making a rush to 
get out as soon as possible. We soon learned that a man who 
had dove into the depths below, from the hurricane deck and 
while in the act of rising to the surface, had his leg snapped 
off by a shark, but the man came to the surface and was res- 
cued; this accident put a quietus to our further bathing and 
cast a gloom over the entire brigade, as one man killed or 
crippled by accident, creates as great sympathy than a half 
dozen killed in active battle, where such was expected and 
looked for. 

We remained here, (.-n our boats and barges at night, and 
early next morning we moved on, skirting the land away oil' 
to the left of us ten or twelve miles while we were sailing over 
smooth a)id placid waters and the sun was pouring down upon 
us his bi'oiling rays of heat almost roasting us like a mass of 
sardines. About 4 o'clock on Aug. 2d we have insight of Dol 
phine Island, our point of destination, the boat and barges 
bearing the right wing coming in on the left of the island and 
the boat bearing the left w'ing skirted around in front. 



Now this island was I'-uavJod on tlio lel't by Fort Powell, 
situated midwa^^ between the main land and the island, while 
on the i'i<2:ht and front was Port Gaines and all around the 
island by a shallow beach, so shallow that we could not kind 
our boats and barges within less than one -half of a mile oi" 
shore, and the only way to land was to run our boats as near 
as possible, and tnen anchor, jumi) overboard and w'ade out, 
and in due time, with cartridge boxes and kntk[)sacks strap- 
ped high upon our baci<:s when one afier another, plunge over- 
board and sojn the water from shore to boat, was full of hu- 
manity, feeling our way to shore upon wliich the rebels held 
control, but soon a squad reaches shore, a skirmish line is 
formed and moves out a little ways. 

Tluui the ai'tillery is, piece by piece i)lunged ovei'board 
wliile the watching humanity grasps and pulls them through 
the waters to the shore; then com 3S the horses and they are 
made to jump off and wade out while the little lifeboats arv^ 
biing lowered and stowed full of amunition and [)ushed ashore. 

This operation formed one of the grandest spectacles of 
tiie war. While it went on hour after hour until all are land- 
ed and it bi'ing now dark and all tired and wet, bivouaced for 
the niglit U[)on a narrow neck of sand but a few rods wide and 
while we munched oui" hardtack without colfee and stretclied 
ourselves upon the sand for a bed and Iheslcy Tormed a cov- 
ering, the great briny billows roll up to us and then receed 
seemed to threaten us with the powers of the deep. 

We had lain here but a little wdiile when dark clouds be- 
gan to loom in the west, liglitnings b;'gan to llasii, while the 
mutter of the distant thunder began to roll across the dark 
and turljid wat.M's, while the wind began to [)ush the swells 
nearer us. The clouds cam<3 swiftly on, the forked lightning 
ligiiting up the foaming waters while the mighty tliuiider 
seemed to loosen up the very foundation of the earth. Now 
the wind began driving one surging wave after another across 
this luirrow neck of land almost sw(>eping everything before 
them, while we, lik'e so many drowning rats kei)t moving 
down on the island nearer and nearer the enemy. 




Wading Ashohk. 



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•'I have seen tempests where the scorching- winds 
Have riv'd the knotty oaks, and I have seen 
The ambitions ocean swell, rage and foam, 
To be exalted with the threatening- clonds. 
But never till to-night, never till now. 
Did I go thi-oug-h a tempest dropping- fii-c." 

Durino- ilie time, the rig-ht wing of tlio regiment, was 
plunging into the deep and wading out while the storm was 
raging, tlie left, upon their boats were stemming the storm 
and waves. On tne morning of August 3rd the sun rose and 
shone in his beautiful splendor, bright and warm, which was 
highly appreciated by us, as we were still wet from our })]ungo 
in the sea and the drenching we received from the storm the 
night before. After eating our breakfast of coffee and well- 
soaked hardtack and drying ourselves as be.st we could in the 
warm sunshine, and the left wing having come up and landed, 
we were prepared to push on further down the island in search 
of the enemy. The skirmish line was advanced and wo form- 
ed ni column and moved out, cautiously feeling our way to- 
ward the fort till late in the evening when we struck the ene- 
my's pickets and exchanged a few rounds, then we wore halt- 
ed and strengthening the skirmish line and making the pro- 
per disposition of troops and artillery all then bivouaced 
for the night. 

We were just out of range of the enemy's cannon and in 
a thick pine woods, where we could make fires, boilcoft'eo and 
broil our meat on sticks over the pine lire, the smoke adding 
a peculiar flavor to the same. While this was going on we 
opened up our wardrobes and hung our blankets about the 
fire to dry out the dampness still remaining, from the soaking 
of the night before. 

After supper our pickets were advanced and drove those 
of the enemy back, while the main body of the troops moved u]) 
in line of battle and the attacked arms, took up spades — not 
the jack or ace of spades, but the real old dirt digging, life 
preserving spades that we use when sieging the enemy and 
by reliefs dug rifle pits and when the morning dawned we 



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found ourselves near enough for our batteries to play upon 
the fort. And at the dawn of the morning sharp shooting be- 
gan all along the line; and the seige of Fort Gaines was fairly 
inaugurated. This seige was nothing new to us who had been 
through the seige of Vickburg — each soldier was a practical 
engineer and but few mistakes were made as to safety or in 
effectiveness. 

We kept advancing the picket line, then the line of battle, 
digging new rifle-pits at each stop until w^e arrived wiihin ritle 
shot of the fort where we could pick the mea off the fort and 
from their cannon, until it became extremely unhealthy for a 
man to show his head above the works on either side. This 
order of things was kept up till the evening oP the 5th, when 
after a severe bombardment from the fleet and land batteries 
"we made a charge upon the fort and, in a few minutes time, 
it capitulated with all its garrison, cannon, a large quantity of 
small arms, ammunition and general supplies, our loss being 
one man killed and a small number wounded; the man killed 
was a member of the 34th Iowa who, in a spirit of daring got 
out into open view and dared the enemy to shoot him which 
they did, and killed him on the spot. The reason of our small 
loss was due to the comparative surprise we gave them, by 
landing and coming up from a direction in which the Confed- 
erate autliorities had declared an impossibility, but we did, 
and proved that there was no such a word as "failure" 
recognized among such seige veterans as we were. 

On the 6th of August took place one of the grandest and 
most brilliant naval engagements the world has ever beheld. 
The sky was clear and bright, the bay as smooth as a sheet 
of ice. 

Oft" on the waters of the gulf could be seen, like so many 
hugh sea birds floating at will, eighteen .ships of war (four- 
teen wooden men of war and four ironclad monitors,) and 
just inside the bay, under the protection of the guns of Port 
Morgan, lay three rebel gunboats and the old ram Tennessee. 

To reach these the Union fleet had to pass within a few 



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rods and directly under the heav^y guns of Fort Morgan. The 
City of Hartford was the flag ship of the Union fleet, up in 
the rigging of which, lashed to the center mast was tlie gal- 
lant FarragLit with glass in hand, and just beneath him on a 
platform, rigged up for the purpose was a battery of small 
field pieces. At 7 o'clock a. m.. the fleet, in battle ari-ay, 
moved up two and two, side by side, aud on arriving opijos- 
ite the great guns of the fort the earth rending artillery thun- 
der roars, the waves flap their wrathy foam and the earth 
and tiie sea tremble as if convulsed by an earthquake, while 
above the vessels great volumes of sulphurous smoke fill the 
air and hovers about the fleet so thickly as to hide it from 
view, except the bright flashes of the firing guns. A breeze 
sprang up and rolled the great curtain of fire and smoke aside 
and wo could see our vessels pus'.iin^- by the fort, while Far- 
ragut's field pieces poured the iron hail down upon the gun- 
ners in the fort like vengeance from the clear vaults of hea- 
ven, when, suddenly we felt an awful jar, th(> earth .seem- 
ed t3 rock, the angry waves of the sea seemed to splasli 
and pile up in heaps and the whole firmanentof heaven seem 
ed filled with a deadening and appalling roar -one of oui- 
boats had struck a torpedo which exploded carrying death 
and destruction to nearly all on board, having exploded the 
magazine and boiler, the ship going immediately to the bottom. 

We saw" some of the ill fatad crew splashing around in 
the water while the rebel batteries were playing upon them 
with grape and canister, and amid a storm of deadly missies, 
a life boat from our fleet went to their rescue and succeeded in 
saving a few of them. While all this was going on our fleet 
had engaged v/ith the rebel ram and other boats of the rebel 
fleet, and Parragut signaled for the fleet to close in upon the 
rebel ram Tennesee; then came such a plunging, splashing 
flashing and pounding as the w^orld has .seldom if ever wit- 
nessed, lashing the waters into an angry rage and filling the 
air with great columns of black smoke and earthquake rumb- 
linifs. From the midst of the smoko we could see flash after 



flash from the mighty guns, and could hear the poor sailors 
give cheer after cheer. At last a breeze came and rolled away 
the mighty sulphurous curtain, the awful roaring ceased and 
we heard cheer after cheer from our fleet and saw all but one 
of the rebel fleet led off as prizes. Mobile Bay was ours. 
Thus ended one of the grandest naval fights on record. 

After this great naval tight, under the guidance of Ad- 
miral Parragut, on the 9th day of August, in the face of 
the enemy and just out of his reach, we crossed the bay 
and landed two miles above Fort Morgan, put out a skirmish 
line and formed a line of battle from the bay to the gulf, across 
the narrow neck of sand upon, which the fort was situated, 
then moved cautiously toward the enemy. This narrow neck- 
of land IS composed of sand hills as white as tn^w, and at this 
time of year was hot enough to roast an e*^g. 

Upon these little sand hills were small shrubs alfoi ding- 
us a partial protection from the enemies guns. 

Over this hot field of sand and thrf)ugh these siirubs we 
felt our way, followed closely by our fleld batt:iries until we 
reached a point from where we could see the gi'eat glittering- 
guns of the enemy b3aring down upon us in omnious silence. 
Here we halted, stacked arms and took up spades and prepared 
for a seige. Digging picket holes and rifle ])its was the or- 
der of the day. 

No sooner was this done than the enemy let loose his 
great guns upon us, hurling hundred pound shells shri(»king 
over our heads, raking and tearing up the sand we had just 
passed over, but it was now too late, for we were going down 
in the sand like gophers. We followed the same practice we 
did at Port Gaines, by advancing little by little each nigiit 
and protected by the darkness, dug our picket holes and rife 
pits and planted battery after battery, while sharj) shooting- 
was continually going on all along the line. Tiie illst heavy 
artillery now came up. with their heavy motars which we as- 
sisted to place in position, and on refering to my notes I find 
we placed one at an angle of ")") degrees, which by military 



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men is considered very steep. This motar would send a fif- 
teen inch shell two miles high and drop it upon the heads of 
the enemy in the fort. 

During the seige, to protect ourselves from the enemies' 
shells and balls, we constructed bomb proofs over portions of 
our main line. These bomb proofs were constructed out of 
anything we could procure, sucli as old posts and slabs, 
brought up from the rear and placed overhead and covered 
over with sand deep enough to retard and check bomb shells 
and solid shot. In the midst of heavy bombardments shak- 
ing the very foundations of the earth, these bomb proofs were 
liable to cave in and smother and sufticate all beneath. One 
day we heard an unusual noise to our left, on looking in that 
direction, we saw that the bomb proof over Capt. Friedley's 
Co. I., had gone down, covering him an 1 most of his coni- 
pany beneath the sand. Lieutenant Colonel Sears cried out. 
"There's another company gone to hell." 

No order was necessary for us, but we ruslied there, and 
amidst a heavy bombardment of screeching and bursting shells 
we scratched them out like so many moles. 

The seige was being pushed day and night, and in the 
meantime we were making the best of our surroundings. We 
captured a very long seine and frequently a hundred or more 
would take it and go in the bay. right under the great guns 
of the fort, but so close that they could not be depressed to 
bear upon us. Here we seined tish Ijy the wagon load while 
the rebels in their wrath would fill the air above our heads with 
screaming shells which striking the water beyond us would 
go skipping away on the waters, to each of which wo replied 
with tantalizing yells. Just above us and in an arm of tlu* 
bay, was an oyster bed, upon which, we drew frequently. It 
was a valuable auxiliary to our commissary department. One 
day while a squad of our boys were in front. bt»hind hills, 
watching the enemy and trying to pick olV tlicii" gunners, a 
hundred pound shell struck in the sand hill bursting and com- 
pletely covering nearly all of them beneath tiie sand. John 



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Nunnally, of Co. A., Gscapin.t^. i^rabbed the cloanost .2:1111 and 
retreated to camp. On being asked the trouble, he replied 
that "the other boys had gone to hell and he thought he would 
come to camp." We returned with him to the spot of the ex- 
plosion, but found that the other boys had wiggled out and 
were ready for duty. 

We paid this sand was white and hot, its effect upon many 
of the men was so serious that a number lost their sight for 
a time, some becoming permanently injured, while the hot air 
and poisonous sand produced ulcers upon our feet, some of 
which never got well. On this narrow strip of sand we had 
no water and were compelled to dig holes near the bay and 
l3t the briny water flitter through, it was extremely warm 
and filthy and full of malaria, to which many of the boys fell 
victims. 

The seige progressed finely; and each morning found us 
nearer the enemy than the previous one. We .soon got wit'iiu 
ritle shot of the enemy and a continual duel was kept up day 
and night under a continual roar of artillery. On the morn- 
ing of the 23rd of August all the motors and batteries were 
ready, and the fleet under Admiral Farragut, in position on 
the gulf and bay some two miles away. The monitors lay in 
the bay near our extreme right. All was still and silent. 
There was no premonitory signs of an impending engagement. 
Suddenly a signal from the City of Hartford came and imme- 
diately sixteen motors, ten heavy soige guns, eight field bat- 
teries and all the men of war and monitors, opened one of the 
most gigantic pyrotechnic displays ihat were witnessed dur- 
ing the war. Our land mortars in our seige operations, had 
gotten within a few hundred yards of the foii and formed a 
a crescent about the doomed stronghold, these and the ves- 
sels, two miles away, kept droi)ping their shells into the fort 
in front of us. Prom our position we could appreciate the 
unerring skill of the gunners who were sending these mighty 
misseles of war in their archlike curves above our heads and 
droi)ping them invariably into the enemy's midst. Wiiat a 



S.) 

^rand si»ht to see those liery balls rising behind us, sailing 
over us and dropping one by one, into the works in front. 
Imagine the dark curtain of night drawn about you while 
a hundred volcanoes are spitting fire and tiame, a thousand 
thunders jaring the earth, the whole heavens above you till- 
ed with fiery messengers of death, all concentrated upon one 
small spot in which are bursting shells, magazines exploding 
the cheers of the living mingled with the groans of the dying 
whiie vast tongues of flames seathe, scorch and cousum ? 
everything in their reach, and you have a picture of the twelv^e 
hours of the night of August 23. 1864, in Fort Morgan, Ala- 
bama. 

After taking- the fort we lay here a few days and then 
crossed over to the other side of the bay and landed upon C.;- 
dar Point, opposite to Fort Powell and upon the same side 
with the city of Mobile. 

Upon this point we threw up some breast works and wliile 
so doing, we found a few pieces of artillery that the rebils 
had buried before they left and blew up Fort Powell. We 
had suffered from mosquitoes many times before, but never 
before had we met such large and blood thirsty ones as we 
found iiere; and after sufferhig from these by night and the 
broiling sun l)y day, until the 10th of September, when we 
boarded a steamer and left for New Orleans where we arrived 
on the 12th, but the next day we boarded the ram Switzer 
land, crossed over to Algiers and remained here until the 14th 
when we again embarked upon a steamer and moved up the 
river landing at Morganize Bend on the evening of tiie 14th. 



CHAPTER VIII. 



CONSOLIDATION — BATTLE OF FORT BLAKELY — END OF WAK. 



There sounded the tread of mai-cliiujiJ feet: 
Stately, slow, not the haste of retreat: 
Colors tossed high in the April breeze 
And kissed the budding forest trees. 
The drnm had a voice not heard before: 
Its throbbing- said: ''We fight no more 1 
We are coming home I Rajoice. Oh lanl I 
And thrill to the tread of each valiant band." 

After landing at Morganzie Bend and pitch inof onr tents 
we settled down to enjoy our comforLable quaiters and aquiet 
camp life, but no sooner had we esconced ourselves in our 
comfortable quarters than, on the eveninii: of the UHh of Oc- 
tober we with two days rations in our haversacks and tiiree 
in a waiion, as the darkness of the evening closed in, march- 
ed out to a bridge across a bayou where sometim.e previous 
the 26th Indiana had been captured. 

We remained here guarding this bridge and occasionally 
drawing upon the country round about us for fresh meats, 
fowl, etc., for the good of the Union, until the I'lirJ, when on 
learning that the enemy on the Atchafalaya had left we 
marched back to camp at Morganzie, where we remained 
quietly in camp until Nov. 1st, A\hen with ten days rations we 
again marched for the Atchafalaya, and when near said bayou 
we had a skirmish with the enemy, drivng him back and 
across the bayou, when we moved up and took position upon 
the banks of this bayou. 

On the morning of the 2d of Nov. skii-niishing comni mic- 



0(1 up and down the bayou, in which Wm. Duckworth, of Co. 
G, with some others of our comrades were wounded. 

This slvirmishing was kept up vigorously from both banks 
of the bayou, and it was here that the rebels would fire a shell 
at us, and then cheer for McClelland while our batteries would 
return the compliment, by hurling shell at them, with ehcci-s 
for Lincoln, so this desultory firing was kept up until th»' 
Dth, when we again marched back to our tents at Morgauzit'. 
Having lost two men killed and two wounded. We were now- 
enjoying a quiet rest in our tents and all was goino on-plcas 
antly until the 12th, when Nelson Pielder, of Co. H, who v/as 
returning from picket duty, was shot dead by accident at liis 
tent door. This incident cast a gloom over tlie whole cam]), 
but our regiment never was given much time to brood ovei" 
death or misfortune, but were allovved to drown our trouble 
in the arena of active warfare, so about 3 o'clock on the even- 
ing of the IHth we started for the Atchafalaya. and had gone 
about half Wciy out, when the darkness and muddy roads com- 
pelled us to halt for thj remainder of the night, but about 4 
o'clock the next morning found us upon the move, while th>'. 
great God of day begiin to light u[) thyse gloomy swamps. 
We found the enemy, and skirmishing commenced across tlie 
bayou, and we remained iiere fighting, foraging and destroy- 
ing what the enemy might feed upon, until Oct. 29th, when 
we again returned to our quarters at Morganzie. We had now 
been marching and fighting near a month exposed to the 
weather, day and night, in sunshine and rain, while our tents 
stood peacefully twenty miles away, and now we returned t ) 
them and have one night's peaceful rest beneath their protect- 
ing folds and on the morning of Nov. the 1st, we strike tents 
and board the steamer Illinois, and started up the river to 
where or how far we knew not, but we soon come to Natches. 
halted a little while, then we moved on up the river passing 
Rodney, then Grand Gulf, when we stop a little while at our 
old battle ground, Vicksburg, but we soon moved on up th" 
river, passing Lake Providence, and we finally landed at Ship- 



per's landing where we take in tow a gunboat whose officers 
were under arrest for attempting to sell tlieh' boat to the ene- 
my. We tow this boat on up passing Greenville and Colum- 
bia, and on Nov. 6th the 83rd Ohio and our regiment landed 
and went on an all nights scout, during which it rained a cold 
rain and on the next morning returned to our boats and mov- 
ed up the river with our gun boat still in tow and during the 
day we took a little scout, but finding no enemy we proceed- 
ed up to White river landing, where we arrived on Nov. 8th., 
went into camp here with the understanding that we were to 
remain in winter quarters, and with all the energy known to 
a western army, we went to work, building huts out of logs 
and planks and. making snug little quarters, having lireplaces 
and nice little chimneys and we finally had a model i)ioDeer 
village, and settled down to regular housekeeping, but we 
were not allowed to enjoy the fruits of our labor, for on the 
21st we again boarded the steamer and headed down stream 
leaving the pretty blue smoke curhng up into the Heavens 
from the chimneys of our deserted village, while we r, 'traced 
our voyage back to Morganzie B^nd, whjre w^ again 
go into camp where we had left a f jw days ago. Now pre- 
])arations were being made for our consolidation with the 24th 
Indiana, and as soon as this was done, we again, on Dec. 15. 
with the 24th Indiana and some colored troops boarded ves- 
sels and headed up the river accompanied by a few gunboats 
to Old River, where a short time previous some gunboat men 
had been decoyed oft" their boat by some ladies and where 
they on landing were shot and foully murdered by concealed 
rebels; and now we were sent here to retaliate by taking every 
nuin a ])risoner of war, destroying all that an enemy could 
subsist upon, and thoroughly scourge the cou:itry, and to say 
that tliis was well done would faintly express it. for W(> load- 
ed our boats with fresh meat inasmuch as to compel us to 
march overland back to camp, while our boats transported 
our spoils by the river. We returned to camp and remained 
there until Dec. 24th, when we broke cam}) and boarded a 



steamer, and went to Baton Kouge where w^e debarked and 
went into camp in the rear of the city for the first time. As 
the 24th Indiana, our regiment forming tlie left wing of this 
wing of this regiment, and as an independent organization the 
67th })assed out of existence, and the history of this regiment 
from now on to the end of the war is tiie history of the 24th Ind. 
as well. We remained here until the 29th of Dec, when we 
embarked and proceeded down the river and arrived at Carl- 
ton on the 30lli where we went into camp near the shell road. 
Now under our new organization, Col. tSnicely in command 
while Major Sears become Lieutenant Colonel of the 24tli 
Ind.. and sim-e it is now holidays our discipline was slacken- 
ed to some extjut, and we had more privileg<> accorded us 
than usual, and while Gen. Canby was organizing his expedi- 
tion against Mobile, we v/ere enjoying the free-dom of cam]) 
and city, except drills, inspection and reviews until the month 
of January and h:iir of February had passed away when we 
broke camp and marched to Lake End, where we boarded a 
steamer find again j)assjd dow^n Lake Ponchartrain and out 
uijon the waters of the Gulf, and turn eastward while our no- 
ble vessel is throbbing and trembling at every puff of steam, 
as though struggling to carry her pj'ecious freight through 
the foamy sin-f, to a port of safety. We passed Port Gaines 
and Morgan, tlie scene of our twenty days battle, some six 
months before. We now skirted the coast of Florida until 
we reached Fort Barancas where we landed February li-^th. 

Now wliile the fragments of the i;]th army corjis. with 
three brigades of colored troops come to this place, the 16th 
army corps goes to Fort Morgan and while we make the trip 
through the pine forests of Florida, the 16th corps marches 
from Mobile Point to Spanish Fort, and while from the int(»rior 
we come-up in the rear of Fort Blakely the 16th cori)s are seig- 
ing Spanish Fort. After landing at Barrancus. we moved up 
into a nice pine grove, where we went into camp wliich was 
laid out in regular military style, with streets and alloys, 
which we surraced up and smoothed off, then we set out a row 



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of fine shade trees on each side of the str«^ets and mounded 
them Lip with deep yellow sand. And when all this was done 
we next laid out and constructed a music park amid the shady 
pines, in the midst of this park we erected a grand stand for 
the band. Now on the whole our camp looked like a fairy 
land, and when evening came on and the calm stillness of 
night had set in, our band from this grand stand discoarsed 
music like an angel band, upon the battlements of hoaven 
wliile tlie whole world seemed to rejoice as we celel^irated 
Washington's birthday. 

But we were permitted to enjoy this fairy land but a little 
while and on March 13, we struck tents and marched about 20 
miles through miry sand, when we came to Pensacola and 
went into camp near the old Ind. Port, just above l'i3 city 
and here again we went to im[)roving our quarters by t jarhig 
down the old deserted frame houses in the city and cui-rying 
them up and erecting quarters in our own modern styli', and 
in a few days we had a densely populated model city, t'l'ected 
as by mai2:ic. But we had not more than got our city erected 
when on the 19th of March, with three days rations in our 
haversacks and five in a wagon, entered the ciei)ths oi't'.i'j pine 
forests of Florida, the whole army being now under command 
of Gen. Steele, We Ivad moved but a little ways wh,>n it be- 
gan to rain and continued to })ourdown all day whik^ we kept 
ploddnig on hour after hour and having made but a few miles 
when night overtook us as wet as rats, witli a poor chance of 
mak'ing a fire in these down pouring torrents, and our allow- 
ance of coffee fell short. As darknc^ss closed in around us, 
the rain increased, and we could find no place to pitch our 
littl») dog tents, except upon the wet forest leaves. This wet 
night passed and morning came, the torrents se^mad to have 
increased and we triiul to make coffee u})on a hundred little 
fires, that the rain quiekly put out, then we I'olled u}) our wet 
tents and blanlc(its and packed u]) for the marcli, wlien it was 
discovered that our artillery and ])rovision wagons could not 
be drawn, over that apj)arently sound surface, but would 



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break through the crust and drop down ankle deep, wiieu de- 
tails from the army were put to pulling them out by hand, 
and now it was a novel sight to see hundreds of tliese wet sol- 
diers pulling those wagons and cannons out of the mh*e, to 
go but a little ways wiien they again would break through 
and drop down to the axel, when the pulling process was 
again applied, and this kind of thing continued all day while 
the rain continued to pour down, and we had made but little 
progress, when night came on and over took us in the same 
condition as the night before and we had to pitch our tents 
upon the wet earth and leaves, and our ration of coffee 
again fell short. During the night the rain ceased 
and wdieu morning came the sun shone out most beautiful 
and warm, and by diligent searching we found enough pitch 
pine knots to make fires, and it was but a little while befi-re 
the whole forests was full of those little tires, upon which sat 
many a Lin cup and fruit can boiling the soldiers blessed bev- 
erage— cott'ee. Around these tires hung upon poles were 
hundreds and even thousands of wet and steaming blankets, 
while the whole canopy above seemed tilled with dense black 
smoke, forming one of the most novel sights of the war. In 
the meantime our artillery and wagon teams were floundering 
and trying to pull their burdens, but making little or no pro- 
gress, when Gens. Steele and Andrews concluded this pro- 
gress was too slow, and determined to fell these tall pine trees, 
and make corJeroy roads, so axes were brought up and bri 
gade after brigade alternately were detailed to fell these pine 
trees, and cut them into twelve foot cuts, while hundreds of 
others were carrying these logs and laying tliem side by side. 
It was not long before thousands of axes were ringing in that 
lonely pine forest, and as handling tools was nothing now to 
the Hoosier boys, it was surprising how fast this road build- 
ing progressed 

We had started out with but (Mght days rations, and our 
time was thus unexpectedly consumed and to be left in this 
interminable forest, cut off from all communicatiim from the 



outside world was a position unenviable. This army of axe 
men continued their work, from day to day, until finally we 
struck a more solid terra firma, where the army came up and 
Gen. Lucas placed his cavalry in front, and again we resumed 
the marsh, but our eight days rations were about out and we 
were far from our destination, and to aggravate tiie care the 
rebels appeared in our front to dispute our further progress. 
But undaunted we pushed forward, pushing the enemy before 
us skirmishing each day and laying upon our arms at night, 
when we came up near the Escamby river, we came upon 
the rebels where Gen. Clanton of the Confederate army was 
shot through the body and our surgeon dressed his wounds 
and placed him in a hunter's cabin to die, but we learned af- 
terwards that he got well, In capturing this man one of t'l i 
I'd La. ordered him to surrender, and he replied that his name 
was not surrender and at the same time he drew a revolvei' 
and shot the man dead, in an instant a sergeant of the -d La. 
shot Gen. Clanton through- We went into camp at this plat-e 
for the night, and while gathering up wood for our camp fire, 
we captured several rebels, who had hidden themselves in the 
brush, thinking wo would pass by without discovering them. 

On the early morn we resumed the march, and aftor sev- 
eral hours marching came up to and went into camp near the 
Escamby river, and now that our eight days rations were so 
near exhausted that we were cut down to one cracker per dav 
and since there was nothing in these pine forests to forage, 
our position became a little critical, and to aggravate the case 
the very atmosphere as well as the gum from the pine trees, 
sharjiened up our appetites to a ravenous state, yet, without 
a murmur wo moved along snathing the ])ine wax from the 
trees as we marched, and there never was a time in our his- 
tory thai we worked our jaws more vigorously. 

On the following morning we were up and on the march 
early, and came up to the bridge of the Montgomery & Pen- 
sacolaRy., across the Escamby river, this bridge had been 
washed away except the stringers on one side, and the river 




Ckossing thk EsiW-mhia Rivkk. 



,, was now full and raging leaving no way to crc'ss but to coon 

these stringers, so here was another picturesque sight, to see 

.:,, these SQidiet's.with li;n.apsa<iks upon th^ir backs, and ritie in 

ji.'%v* ilWd, one aftpf,?H3pther, nooning, tliese girders across these 

.i...,,, raging w,ater^-but iadue time our whole divis-ion were across 

Tfo,, ,,♦ ;;?,nd,,with Gen^ Andrew, *it,%t qjir head forme4..polij«iio .and mov- 

,^ ecj up towajfd I^^llard a few miles from the ri, yen and on near- 

■i|rr«,^:^ng;lMie |>(?wn w^ewqre formed b^ d'lVisJtVnshi^ columns at a 

*Vigh>t,Sihpui4er shift, iire^senting ,a,.^e;sigl^.as^jWer n^^ 

through these tall pine; woods. , On ai,Tiv;mg,fi|:wth(>,city limits 

we deploiyed.jl^to Une^of ba^ttle, encii-clii]jg;,iJ,lT^,_j<^ity.jyjid clos- 

ed^VOf, uipanfit. \?}it q.^ acriyiijg there^, \^^;jf9(y i>^4.^jj^ie .rebels had 

gone. ■aAid^^no.oo^e.llhi^ye. ,;^^ ;,Here we 

capturedja^gbel GOiiJi/pissra.ry;Witli,y,5yuc^mt^'j,^)lV.l^yj^n,crac^ 

which \^as sii thnely ctipture, and we lost no tim^^in appropri 

ating tiiem tp tht? cause of tlie Union, t|ien >ve^.we,.nt to work 

- , tearing up the Mon=tgomery and Mobile Ry. by turning it over 

•at; ^ «fijtee^od before a plow, twisting" the rails and, burning the ties 

while on the othcn- end of the road' we found a, st^am enirine 

' '"with fire yet in the furnace, just as the rebols haid left it in 

fheir tiight, we got up steam and sent it ^yhiazingalid ■ snort - 

ihir into rebeldom, then we burned down the rebol ■cbmniiss- 

ary and resumed our march, coming to the riyeij .we again 

' per'forped the cooningjlrocess, and by night wti' were all over 

" aiid we ioined Ihe mam army where we had left.-th'jm in the 

, :yi,ii:« ■' : .■.■■- ■.■.~" ■■ • ' '■ -■■■-■.,■ 

morning. ^^ . . ,,, 

■.j.ru-^ Now we w^ent into camp for.the njght, and od the moi-row 
weJoTind it raining, but resumed our marcli at an early hour, 
and continued marching all day through mud and rain, our 
clothes and blankets becoming thoroughly sja'ced. rendering 
marching extremely laboring, but when night came on and 
the darkness gathered alxmbus forming an inincnetrable dun- 
geon, while the torrents still pouring down, wo continued to 
feel our way on an'd on, each man feeling for his tile leader in 
front and thus we continued feeling and gi-oping our way 
through this midnight darkness, and torrents of i-ain until 



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about 3 o'clock in the morning when we halt3d and dropped 
down in place to rest for the remainder of the night. 

Next morning the sun rose bright and warm, while the 
birds of the forests were singing their morning song, the steam 
could be seen rising from these tired exhausted men as they 
lay in long rows where they had dropped a few hours before 
while the soft tropical breezes were fanning their fevered 
brows, and the golden rain drops were twingling and dancing 
and falling like the tears of heaven upon these exhausted pa- 
triots. After the sun had been up some time this sleeping 
army was awakened and having but little breakfast to prepare 
we dried ourselves by the fire and sunshine as best we could, 
for a few hours, and then moved up a few miles to a landing 
on the edge of the upper bay where we halted and bathed, 
and rested till the following morning when at an early hour 
we were on the move upon the road to Blakely, 

The enemy being near, our march was necessarily slow, 
bat we hai by this time exhaust3d all our rebel crackers and 
and were anxious to open communication with A. J. Smith 
for supplies, so we pushed on until about 3 o'clock in the even- 
ing of April the 5th when by division into column and at a 
right shoulder shift, with band in front we went right up in 
front of Fort Blakely upon whose works we could see the 
great glistening guns beaming down upon us mi a very for- 
bidding manner, but we deployed into line of battle, and mov- 
ed up to a little ravine in front of these great batteries when 
we halted and immediately sent a detail around to Smith's 
corps for rations which, just at night came up and again we 
liad plenty of hardtack and coffee. 

We established our lines and put out our picket lines 
when the rebels opened fire and raked the ground over which 
we had just passed, but we had bivouacked in line of battle for 
the night and though the cannon boomed and the shells screem- 
ed we slept and rested for the morning. Now on arriving at 
Blakely, the colored troops were placed on the extreme right 
while our regiment was next to them, while the remainder of 




FoKT Blakely. 



the division were in line on our left, and we now opened a 
regular seige and keeping a constant fire from our batteries 
and pickets by day and moving up a little at night digging 
rifle pits and pickets holes at each stop, but as the process of 
seige had been described in the foregoing pages of this work 
we will abreviate, by stating that by the evening of the Hth 
v/e had pushed our line up so near the rebel lines that we 
could see their tents and flags behind their works. As the 
evening sun was sinking behind the western horizon and a 
beautiful soft calm twilight and a quiet reigned throughout 
both camps, suddenly the rebel band in our front struck up 
tlie tune, "Bonnie Blue Flag" which came floating upon the 
balmy breezes across the battle field and echoed among the 
hills and forests in sweet strains worthy of a better sause. 
When this had ceased a perfect silence reigned over the two 
armies for a space of a few moments when our 24th Indiana 
Reg. band struck up the "Star Spangled Banner" which seem- 
ed to reverberate throughout the armies and echo from hill 
to hill and from pine to pine, filling the whole atmosphere 
with sweet strains of patriotic music, while evening spread 
her curtain of darkness over both armies; and that music had 
settled down into the hearts of both friend and foe, leaving 
the rebels in silent thought while from the union lines, from 
thousands of patriotic throats, came cheer after cheer, and 
all was quiet and deathly stillness reigned, while both blue 
and gray lay down to think of home and friends. And thus 
ended the last tune played by any Confederate band 

But little did the gray think that the next evening would 
find them prisoners of war and the last battle for their cause 
fought and lost while the protecting folds of the Star Si)ang- 
led Banner would wave over all rebeldom. 

The morning of the 9th of April found us near to the rebel 
works and all our batteries in position. Musket firing and 
bombarding from our batteries were going on and the rebels 
were filling the air about us with deadly missiles, continuing 
thus until the afternoon, when a partial calm ensued. At 4 



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o'clock Gen. Granger ordered the whole line to advance some 
hundred yards to the front and halt and- dress our lines. But ' 
no sooner had we started to that position.when a hurrah burst 
forth and our regiment rushed forth. ■ The yell was caught 
up on our left, and then from the dusky thi-oiits of the colored 
troops it was heard, aad now the wholp line^from right to left 
like a storm cloud rushed on and over a line of torpedoes 
through an abattis of pine trees knit together by wire, and we 
were pitching .plunging and scrambling through this wire 
and brush whiles the rebels wert?- i)ouring gi'ape -and cannister, 
and the bullets were pattering around us like^ rain, while the 
air was iilled with sulphurous smok;"^ shouts and groans. But 
through this storm of dcatli w^ rushed ®n up to antPinto the 
ditch, then up to and into., the fort, when white ftags x-ame 
forth all along the line. Just then ai, tremendout^ noise Was 
heard on out right, and on looking in that direction we saw 
the rebels coming like vapor before a storm, while the <'oloii- 
ed troops were close upon them like a -black cloud, shoothig;*-'' 
sticking and knocking the rebels and shouting at the itop of ■ 
their voices, "Port Pillow! Fort Pillow. V.. , , 

The rebt^l'S had refused' to surrender to the.se colored ' 
troo})S. and they, in retalliatioD for the Port Pillovv massacre'"' 
(lid not wish them to surreiider, and 'were coming upon them ' '' 
like infuriated [demons, making it necessary for the whito 
ti'oops to go to the rescue of the retreating reb-.^ls. Soon or- 
dci- was restored and the last battle of the war was fou'glvt. 

We immediately moved up and camped upon the battle- '" 
ground. While here, on the 12tii of April, we heard of Lee's .^ '/, 
surr.ndei- at Appomattox, which created one of the most en- 
thusiastic and joyful jollitications that we ever witnessed. 

It was late in the evening when all were sitting about 
tu(Mr camp fires with the curtains of darkne.ss drawn about 
us and the stars in the blue vaults of heaven, as it were, be- 
gan to come forth and take their places ui)on the amjiitheatre 
while the soft spring breezes among the pines were playing 



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the tune of the Gods These patriots where sitting about 
their flickering camp fires talking over the past, the present, 
and the future, when we should see home and friends, when 
suddenly came floating on the still calm aironour ri-^ht, cheer 
after cheer, and like a tidal wave it flew from regiment to 
brigade and from brigade to division until it pervaded the 
whole army and the air was filled with long and loud cheers, 
which seemed to make the whole earth tremble and the pine 
trees to quiver in an ecstacy of joy, while the old veterans 
were crying like children, while one of the grandest handshak- 
ings took place that it is possible for humans to witness, 
while the hours of the night flew past without rest or sleep, 
and on the next morning our flag seemed to flutter with new 
lustre and life and everybody seemed to be happy invigorated 
with the thought of home and friends whom we should soon 
meet, but we were not destined to enjoy such hai)piness with- 
out some clouds of sorrow, and while we yet remamed upon 
the same battlefield wiiere we had fought the last battle of 
the war, and where we had received the glorious news of 
Lee's surrender, in the midst of our rejoicing a dark cloud of 
sorrow came over our sky like a cyclone whose message on 
the wings of lightning came like a thunder bolt that i)aralyz- 
ed our hops and deadened our joys with the mes.sage, "Lin- 
coln is assassinated!" This spread a dark cloud of sorrow 
upon our whole camp, and the tears of joy were turned into 
tears of sorrow, while dark looks of vengeance settled ui)on 
the brows of those brave patriots who wen; now here and 
there, gathered in little groups with tear stained faces, tali\- 
ing in low mutterings. And so continued hour after hour until 
the god of day hid his face and refused to shine, and drew a 
cloud of mourning over our sorrow-stricken camp, which set- 
tled down into a low humming of sorrow and vengeance, while 
the wind through the pine trees seemed to play their Aeolian 
tunes of mourning to the vigils of heaven. 

Thus we were in a few short hours transported to the 
highest pinnacle of joy and hurled to the lowest vale of sor- 



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row. But our three years of warfare had taught us to fight 
the battles of life as well as of war, as we came to them, and 
with sorrow in our hearts and doubts in our minds time pass- 
ed on and on, and on the 20th we marched down the bay and 
embarked for Selma, Ala., and picking our way between the 
buoys planted there to guard us off of Rebel torpedoes, we 
wended c.ur way across the bay to the city of Mobile, which 
had been evacuated on our capturing Fort Blakely. Halt 
ing here and waiting long enough for the formation of a fleet 
of thirteen transports loaded with the 2d Division of the 13th 
Army Corps and three brigades of colored troops, preceeded 
by gunboats with torpedo rakes in their front, we. on the 22d 
left the city and moved up the Alabama River, slowly and 
cautiously, travelingD by day and laying up at night. On 
reaching the up river the country become very broken and 
the river very narrow, while the high bluffs jutted right up to 
the river banks. One morning, when all were moving along 
quietly, from the tops of one of those bluffs was seen a little 
puif of smoke, a report of a rifle was hoard and a bullet struck 
and killed a man on the top of one of our boats. Gen. Steele 
at once ordered a halt and landing sent a squad of calvary in 
pursuit of the assassin, but to no avail, he could not be found. 
Steele then placed posters on trees and other public places, 
stating that if another man was killed he would devastate the 
whole country. 

Here, piled up beneath a tree not far from the riv'r 
we foun 1 quite a lot of bacon, for which no owner could be 
found. We assumed guardainship over it and loaded it upon 
our boats for the good of the union, and again resumed our 
trip u[) the river. On arriving at Cahaba we landed for a lit- 
tle while and found that most of the citizens were gone, leav- 
ing tlie women and negroes in possession, and while we were 
taking in the city some negroes informed us of a couple of 
yankees locked up in a cellar to starve to death. To this 
place we hurried and found the door locked, but we soon burst 
it down and to our horror found two living skeletoiis Iving 



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there starving to death, We took them to the boat and fed 
them little by little with a spoon, so near dead were they. 

On making this discovery, in order to save the city from 
flames and utter destruction, Steele was compelled to order us 
all aboard immediately. This order, only, saved the city 
from ruin and destruction. 

When on board we again moved up the river until the 27th 
when we arrived at Salma, when we embarked and went into 
camp just in the rear of the city. Here we found in the hos 
pital several Indiana comrades, who were wounded while tak- 
ing the place, and on the outskirts of the city we found where 
Wilson had burned down foundries that had been turning out 
cannons for the Confederate army and navy during the whole 
war, where now a great many unfinished cannon lay. as relics 
of the lost cause. 

This we found to be a nice and well laid out city, more 
like northern cities than any we had yet seen, having nice 
parks and straight and shady streets, but the people were yet 
bitter rebels and- displayed only a poor show of friendship to 
the union soldiers. 

The war was now over and the confederate armies were 
now disbanding and coming home, humiliated and chagrined 
over their defeat. It v/as feared that many depradations and 
outbreaks might occur unless there was i)rotection from the 
government. Hence we were here to protect the life and 
property of our defeated foe. While here rebel .soh iers were 
constantly coming in from their broken up armies and the 
city was soon full of gray uniforms. Notwithstanding the war 
was over we had never slackened our discipline, as to drills 
uniforms and acoutrement, but on the contrary, all took pride 
in exhibiting to the ex-rebels our proficiency in drills, espe- 
cially the manual of arms. At our evening parades thousands 
of Longstreet's men and others, with ladies and citizens, 
crowded to the grounds to witness the yanket^s practice the 
art of war. which seemed to astonish them, while they stood 
or sat in grum silence. But from some of Longstreet s men 
we received many encomiums of soldiery praise. 



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While here Gen. A. J. Smith reviewed our l^th Corps 
and this was the last grand review the 13th Army Corps ever 
had. On the morning of the 11th of May we broke camp and 
while our 24th Reg. handmade the very trees on the sidewalks 
dance with loyalty, we followed them to the river, where we 
embarked for Mobile. 

Nothing of any special note occurred on this trip and the 
river being clear of obstructions, we made good headway and 
landed at Mobile on May 14th and went into camp in a beau- 
tiful grove in the rear of the city where our wounded and in- 
valids of the Blakely campaign rejoined us. 

During onr stay here a great explosion occurred at the 
wharf which sounded like a mighty earthquake, and seemed 
to shake the earth to its very center. Some of our 
boys being in the city at the time, received injuries from 
which they never resovere.l. We still kept up our dis- 
cipline and parades, and one evening while on dress parade, 
it was lightning and sharp claps of thunder were rending the 
air, as to make it dangerous to hold dross parade under i-ur 
o-littering bayonets. Lieutenant Colonel S^ars ordered us to 
break ranks, and we had but returned to our tjnts when a 
vivid tlash of lightening came blinding us as in a blaze of fire, 
while there was a deafening thunderbolt crashed among the 
pines, hurling a shower of limbs upon our tents. We soon 
found that the lightning had struck a pin^ and run down, 
killing a man and wounding several others of Co. E. The 
rain came down in blinding torrents, and we laid the wounded 
out in this dashing rain, which hastened their recovery. 

By this time our proficiency in the art of war had become 
a theme of conversation even in our own army and among the 
citizens of Mobile. So when it was noised about that on a cer- 
tain day we would hold dress parade and go through the man- 
ual of arms in the public park, when that day came soldiers, 
citizens, ladies and ex-Confederates, blocking up every avail- 
able s[).ice, while the ever present p.^anuts climbed the trees. 
Promptly at the hour and minute we entered the i)ark, when 



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from the Union soldiers tliundered fortli cheers, while the 
citizens and Confederates sat still and mute. Here is what a 
rebel i)a[)er had to say of this parade : 

"Among- the many fine regiments composing- tli.i IMth 
Army Corps, we have seen no one which m drill, soldiery 
bearing, and indeed, in all that goes to make a tiue body of 
soldiers, surpasses the l^-lth and b7th Indiana Volunteers. On 
last Saturday the Regiment held a dress parade in tlie park 
of this city, and we repeat but the voice of the hundreds of 
spectators who witnessed it, when we say the Regiment ac- 
quitted itself in a manner alike creditable tj itself, to its state 
and to its gallant Colonel ( W. T. Spicely) who drilled it. anil 
brought it to its present iiigh state of perfection in tlu; Art 
Militare." 

During the war weiiave seen many fine ivgimj-nts, among 
them First Regular and the celebratcHl 1 Ith Ind.. but we know 
of none which can excoU the 24th in drill, particularly in the 
manual of arms. On Sunday evening the regiment went . 
thj'ough the ditferent movements with a uniformity and pre- 
cision which enlisted the highest econiums from the specta- 
tors, citizens and officers of other commands. The "Ordei" 
Arras."' • -Present Arms," "Right Shoulder Shift" were espe 
cially superb. 

The regiment on this occasion was commanded by Lieu- 
tenant Col. F. A. Sears, a brave and daring officer. Not the 
least interesting entertaining feature of the performance was 
the excellent music furnished by the regimental band. We 
were glad to known that the 24th Regiment is iv good health 
and numbers nearly 900. 

We remained here until June 2stii, when we again brolce 
camp and marched down to the wharf to emi)ark for a voy- 
age across the Gulf of Mexico to Galveston, Texas. On ar- 
riving at the wharf we discovered that our vessel fi'om the 
ocean was too large to make a landing here, and we were 
to be couviiyed to her on a small vessel which soon came u[) 
to the shore and we embarked upon it. By this time night 
came on and with it heavy clouds, and long before we reacli- 



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ed our ocean vessel, out on the bay, all the sailors were fly- 
ing from rig to rig, tightening down ropes and furliog sails, 
and preparing for a storm, in the meantime the dark clouds 
hovered above us and total darkness set in, while the heavy 
swells silently and sullenly followed each other, while tlie 
blinding lightning lit up the watery deep and the thunder 
seemed almost to shake out the bottom of the deep beneath 
us. But after a while we reached our ocean ship, the Hudson, 
and came up along side for transfer, but the rolliag waves be- 
neath us kept the ships bobbing up and down so mucli that it 
was impossible for all to jump from one vessel to another and 
only a part succeeded in getting aboard, the rest remaining 
on the little vessel while the storm passed off without much 
danger, so on June the !^9th after we were safely transferred 
to the Hudson — an old Austrian wooden sail vessel, which we 
captured at Wilmington, N. C, and we might say that this 
ended the list of different kinds of vessels that we, during our 
service, had rode upon. Having rode upon every kind of ves- 
sel known to war or fisheries or the commerce of the U. S. 

Our sails being unfurled and bellied out we headed due 
south till well out upon the water of the great Gulf, when we 
turned west and nothing of importance occurring until we ar- 
arrived to a point opposite the mouth of the Mississippi when 
it was discovered that our supply of fresh water had run short 
and we were compelled to run up into the Mississippi to re- 
plenish our stock of fresh water. When we again set sail 
the wind had increased in its fury until now the great blue 
waves were running uncomfortably high and so were the con- 
tents of our stomachs, and it was a laughable sight, at each 
lurch of the vessel to see how liberally we would contribute 
to the great drove of sharks that were continually following 
us. But undaunted the boys would climb the rope ladders, 
and sway to and fro while the great foamy waves would splash 
aross the hurricane deck, while the old tars would say that 
we were the dambdestset of land lubbers they ever saw. All 
went well as we tacked our way across the green mountain- 



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like waves that were threatening to break our vessel into in 
the middle as screeching and cracking was lieard as slie sat 
at right angles across the great foam capped waves. 

On July 1st, we arrived off Galveston some 12 miles 
where we anchored, our vessel being two heavy to pass over 
the bar, hence another transfer from ship to land which was 
done by a small gunboat. When safely landed we moved out 
in the rear of the city, and went into camp where our dress 
parade still go on as usual, but no^picket nor camp guard and 
since Kirby Smith had surrendered our camping liore was like 
a military picnic, as every rebel armed force had now surren- 
dered and our time being about out we were anxiously await- 
ing the time to come when we should set sail for hc-me, so on 
the 19th of July just three years from date of enlistmant, our 
discharges were made out, many of the boys retaining their 
old Springfield rifles that had proved faithful upon many bat- 
tle fields. But we were not to receive our pay until we reach- 
ed Indianapolis, and having been with the 24th now nearly 
six months and in the service of the U. S. for three yeai's v.e 
were on this day to sever our connection with the 24th and 
from the military service of the United States forever. 

Having entered into the service with one thousand men, 
and having fought 29 battles and many skirmishes and hav- 
ing traveled over nine of the so-called Confederate States, 
and having traveled as much as once around the earth and 
having been under fire 170 days, and now with only 230 scar 
worn veterans left we severed our connection from the armies 
of the United States and ])repared to meet the battle of civil 
life as citizens of a mighty Republic. 

So we boarded the steamer St. Mary and crossed the 
Gulf, which at this time is as smooth as a floor and once mon; 
ascend the great father of waters to New Orleans whereafter 
waiting a short time for transportation we again boarded an 
old inferior transport w^hich was liable to blow up at any mo- 
ment and being ordered to Jetfersonville, In I., we remained 
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debarked aucl we went off with them and refused to go furth- 
er upon that old inferior boat when after some parleying a 
telegram was sent to Gov. Morton, and he being informed of 
the fact, immediately ordered us by rail to Indianapolis, so we 
soon boarded a freight train and came on up to within a few 
miles of Greencastle where the floods had carried away a 
bridge and we debarked and lay in a beech woods until late in 
the evening when Gov. Morton brought a passenger train to 
convey us to the (^ity, where on the next day — Aug. 4tli — the 
citizens gave us a fine reception supper, and we were welcom- 
ed by the thousands of citizens and by hundreds of ladies with 
t^ars tiickling down their cheeks. And here we now disband 
forever. 




A Secret Voyage on the Lower Mississippi and M Ooast, 

By COL. R. B. SCOTT, Bedford, Ind. 



After remaining in parole camp in the lower part of New 
Orleans from tlie 1st of January, 1864, to about the 20th of 
March when we were moved out to Laii:e End, (Now East 
End) some six miles out in the rear of the city where we en- 
camped upon the lake shore and remained in a state of inac- 
tivity until about June 1st, and like all bodies of volunteer 
soldiers we became very restless and impatient at our state of 
inactivity and long deferred exchange, and any diversion 
whatever that would offer a change would be gladly welcomed. 

Just about this time an incident did occur that offered a 
few of us an opportunity for a little diversion. 

Now at the time Gen. Butler captured New Orleans all 
the small sailing crafts upon the Gulf coast. Lakes Bolixia. 
Bowen and Ponchurtrditi were taken across lo the rebel side 
of these waters and Remained in possession of the enemy and 
up to this time-^^^April, 1864, our authorities had been much 
annoyed by the smuggling of supplies, provisions and inform- 
ation across these 'S^aters^ to the enemy by means of these 
small sailing craftM, which larger baats could n jt t )llow the 
devious winding vfnyis, through these many narrow channels. 
But now Gen. W. T. Sherman being in command of this post, 
determined lo put a stop to this S3urc(^ of anno^^ance, so the 
evening of April 19th there came to our quarters a. call for 
eight vcdunteers to perform some secret and dangerou.s duty 
and Sherman, rather than have a detail made, called for the 
volunteer services of eight willing men. Jacob Payne. James 
L. Anderson, Howard Cordell. Geo. ("oUins. Wils )n Morr's 
and the writer, (all of the 67th Ind..) junij)jd at this oppoi-- 
tunity for a change and volunteered at on -e. for a duty the 



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nature of which we knew nothing, but we at once received 
orders to report at Gen. Sherman's headquarters at 9 o'clock 
on the following morning for instructions. 

On the morning of the 20th of April, at the appointed hour 
we wiih much anxiety and impatience to know what the na- 
ture of the duty was, reported, and to our surprise received 
the following order: "Go to Algiers, (just across the river 
from New Orleans) where on dock, you will find a small sail- 
ing smack, called the "Liza Jane," launch her, rig her up and 
provision her for an extended cruise, take her down the Miss- 
issippi river into the gulf, then cruise around the gulf coast 
eastward through bays and channels to Lake Ponchurtrain, 
thence up to rear of the city, being careful to note the depth, 
width and general direction of ths various channels and in- 
lets and bayous and report a diagram of the same to these 
headquarters." We then received the following passport: 
"The Pvjst quartermastar is instrii:;ted to furnish the bearers 
with all necessary supplies of whatsoever nature, upon the 
requisition of said bearers, and gunboats, forts or commands 
are hereby instructed to pass and render whatever assistance 
the bearers may need in carrying out their instructions." To 
say that we were astonished at these orders would but feebly 
express it, to think that we Hooiser boys who had never been 
upon a stream larger than White river and had never manned 
a boat larger than a skiff or dugout, now ordered to launch, 
rig and mann a sailing brig, and venture upon the great Gulf 
was a thought preposterous, but then anything for a change. 

So leaving headquarters at 10 o'clock we immediately 
l)roceeded to Algiers and after some considerable search found 
the Liza Jane, a pretty good hull, but nothing else, and now 
one of the })uzzling problems of our life came, but fortunately 
for us, there were some idle sailors there at the time who 
willingly assisted us in making out a bill of fixtures necessary 
for the full rigging of our vessel and with this bill we proceed- 
ed to the quartermasters office and drew everything we need- 
ed such as ropes, block and tackle, oars, sails, masts and a 



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stove and a good supply oi: rations and finally a mariner's 
compass and a blank log book, of this book we knew just 
about as much as of the other fixtures. 

The Liza Jane was high up on dock and the next thing 
was to launeh her and of course, like all the other things we 
knew how to do this, any boy in Indiana would know as much, 
but through the valuable suggestions of the sailors, we con- 
structed a track and soaped it and then all got hold and we 
heaved and set then set and heaved, then she screeches aud 
moves, slowly at -first, then faster and faster she goes and 
finally strikes the water and shoots out upou the bosom of 
the Mississippi; many thanks to the jack tars, and our first 
difficult job being successfully accomplished and night being 
upon us, we suspended operations until morning when we 
finished the rigging process and supplied our boat with every- 
thing necessary, as we thought, but just as v/e were about to 
embark it was discovered that in making out requisitions, 
we had ommitted to include a flag and it would never do to 
sail without a flag, so we hastily procured one and hoist?d it 
upon the top of the mast pole and then embarked, loosened 
the cable, hoisted the sails and shoved off under the fluttering 
stars and strips and amid cheers from the sailors on shore we 
headed down the great and muddy stream which filled our 
hearts with doubt and anxiety. 

When we reached the middle of the river and sailed a few 
miles a bieeze sprang up and the waves ran uncomfortably 
high and our boat groaned under her weight of wind causing 
us a degree of uneasiness, when we were halted by a post 
river guard on the out post who ordered us to round in and 
report, but we did not have sufficient command of our vessel 
to make her do our bidding as readily as old sailors and in- 
stead of rounding in we just simply slackened sail and let our 
boat drift with the current and compelled the captain of the 
guard to come to us. This ignorantly showed him our inde- 
pendence and when the captain scaned our passport he seem- 
ed to not understand the matter — in fact no one did except 



in?, 

Gen. W. T. Sherman, the quartermaster and ourselves — and 
after scrutenizing us closely and inspecting our ship load, 
found nothing suspicious, but had he looked beneath some can- 
vass in the hole, he would have found Entield rifles and navy 
revolvers which we had taken with us, contrary to instruc- 
tions, but he could not understand why just eight soldiers 
should go out into an enemies country unarmed and unequip- 
ped, but there was Gen. Sherman's handwriting, he dared 
not disobey, and we would not make any definite explanation, 
so he reluctantly let us pass, jind on we moved beyond the 
union lines into an unknown country, where at any moment 
a puff of blue smoke on the banks might send a missile of 
death without a moments warning. Night cama on and \V3 
tied up and went on shore to camp for the night. 

Where \w^ boiled oar c »1Tee. 
And fried our br.ad 
Noath the cypress trees. 
Where ne"er a Yankee tn-id. 

Aft M" the hard days anxiety and (>xcitem nit r.^st was 
highly appreciated and when night spread her sable curtain 
of darkness about us we lay 4own in the arms of Morpheus, 
when the horrid silence of night set in, broken only by the 
low murmur of the restless deep, mixed now and then with 
tiie doleful sighing breeze through the mournful woods, and 
our rest was broken occasionally by the balloNving of Alliga- 
tors and the ever ready Gallinipper, So our first night oufe 
was speiit, and with the morning we were ready to untie and 
shove out as the sun rose. 

Now the river being two narrow for sail vessels and now 
amid calms and advers(Mvinds, w; could make but poor head- 
way, being compelled to ta(tk and retack and cross and re 
ci-oss the river so many tim.^s that on Va?. secon 1 day we con- 
cluded to tie up about ;* o'clock and then proceed to explore 
the adjacent country. We had been here but a little while 
when thei'e appeared a full-blooded, long-haired Louisana 
citiz Ml gorilla, innocently sauntering about for awhile and 



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inquiring if we intended remaininof there over night, if so he 
he had some oranges he wished to trade for coffee. We in- 
formed him that we might trade some and he left for the in- 
terior to bring up his oranges and the evening passed away 
while our long haired friend failed to show up, however about 
sundown there appeared another one of Louisana's ])roduct, 
similar to the first and entered a protest against our remain- 
ing there over night, but we told him that we had concluded 
to stay, as we were in no particular hurry and after some lit- 
tle growling he left us, but in about half an hour four speci- 
mans of the sam 3 product appeared and demanded that we 
leave, we informed them that we had i)ut in there to stay, 
that w^e were under that flag floating at the ma>t pole and iu- 
tcjnded to stay all night, that we did not intend to burn any 
one's houses, st3al anything nor to kill any one if we v/ere un- 
molested, but in the event we were we would not be responsible 
for results. While this conversation was going on some of 
our boys brought forth our Enlields and st:icked them upon 
the bank, which seemed to annoy our visitors — what pursua- 
sive powers have these Enlields when properly handled — who 
after some grumbling and murmuring, left, but we did not 
know how soon to return, nor how many others they might 
bring with them. So we made ready for emergencies by 
lengthening out our cab3l, examining our re\o'vers and plac- 
ing our Entields conveinent for use. 

After eating our supi^er aud arrdnging f(jr sentinels we 
lay down to sleep, no not sleep, for there was a spirit of wak- 
fulness upon us which S9emed to stay with us all the night. 
Though we could hear little disturbances off aA^ays. nothing 
approached us more dangerous than those ever present blood- 
thirsty gallinippers. Morning came pretty and bright and 
we disembarked and made up a big Are on shore and cooked 
and ate our breakfast and then loitered around there until 
near 9 o'clock, we would have left early but to sliow our in- 
dependence we remained awhile to see what we should see. 



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No euemy put in appearance so we spread our sails and 
moved out into and down the river and soon came to that long 
and narrow strip of land on each side of the river extending 
far out into the gulf. Across this narrow strip we could see 
the great blue waters of the gulf extending into great briny 
fields as far as the eye could see and when we beheld these 
great foam crested waves and then looked at our little "Liza 
Jane" we must acknowledge that we had no little misgivings 
about our hearts and to add to this our citizen pilot acknowled- 
ged that he knew but little of the route over which our mission 
lay, we had soma mistrust about this citizen all the time and 
now^ our suspicions were strengthened and it seemed too bad 
to have our p. lot fail us just at the time we were to commence 
the work of our mission. Just now we have an insight of Ports 
Phillips and Ja'-kson which guards the mouth of the Mississ- 
ippi and on arriving within a couple of miles of the Ports we 
went ashora for a council of war, it then being so calm that 
We could make no headway sailing. 

This was about noon and we lay here all evening an:l night 
during which w^e explored and scouted up and down the nar- 
row strip of land upon which were some fine orange "groves, 
nice and beautiful to behold. During our scout we came upon 
a fisherman's hut where we found an honest, intelligent old 
fisherm m who pr^ssessed a knowledge of all the coast and 
waters which we wished to explore, and after some hard per- 
suasion we prevailed on him to accompany us upon our voy- 
age. As a compensation we agreed to give him a check upon 
the quartermaster at Now Orleans for Ji^i'O and were to board 
him while with us, thus we had superceded the citizen pilot 
given us by Gen. Sherman -and substituted the fisherman. 
But we had no thought of sending away this citizen pilot, but 
determined that he should accompany us to add ornament to 
our society, and now all being satisfactorily arranged we pre- 
pared for our venture upon the briny deep, and in conversa- 
tion with our new pilot we discovered that some distance 
above Port .la^kson there was a narrow cut off from the river 



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throuarh to Hoo: Island Bay, through which small vessels 
sometimes could pass and by going through this pass we could 
save some 40 or 50 miles, so we determined to try the cut off 
and accordingly dropped down and across the river and soon 
found said pass, and ov examination found it as represented 
by our fisherman, but the water was too shallow for our craft 
to sail through, but we determined to tow her through with 
ropes, so leaving the most of our clothing on board, and like 
mules upon a tow path soon pulled our Liza Jane into this 
narrow ditch and by a great deal of hard pulling we finally 
got to tide waters on Hog Island Bay upon wliosp wat3is we 
launched out, running out the jib and unfurling the main sail 
which now caught the wind and we sped out upon the water 
while the boys sang : 

•Gat along: Liza Jane, jjet aloiiy- A:c." 
"How g'lorious her yallant course slie g^oes. 
Her white wings flyirg — never from her foes: 
She walks the vvaters like a thinj^- oi life. 
Who would not brave the battle — fire — the wi-eck. 
To move the monarch of her peopled dwcks." 

We had sailed but a little ways when w^e suddenly struck 
a shoal and our vessel was likely to ground at any moment, 
and we were compalled to reef sail and draw in the jib, go 
slow and feel our way. But this was what we were here for 
and we noti it down, this shoal was full of young oysters, 
which hatch here and continue to grow until the next rise in 
tiie Mississippi, when its fresh waters flow over here and kills 
them. We procured some of these oysters by getting out and 
grabbing them up with our hands. 

We spjnt the ev.niing fv^eling and creeping along till now 
we were out of sight of land excej)t now and then a small 
island. 

These islands were covered with rank grass in* wliicii sea 
gulls lay their eggs and raise their young and our lisherman 
told us that in May of each year one could piocure bushels of 
eggs here by burning the rank grass, we thought this would 
be novel as well as interesting, if we could be fortunate enough 



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to meet with .o^ood luck and as the evening was far spent, the 
sun sank down behind the western waters and niglit came on 
and we hove up to a small island and anchored, we did not tie 
up as we did while on the river where the water was too deep 
for our anchor. 

This island but a few rods across and covered with rank 
dry grass seemed to be a good field to hunt sea birds eggs 
upon, so after supper when darkness had gathered about us 
in solid blac^k walls, while we were many miles from frieud 
or foe and miles from the mainland, while the stars of hea- 
ven were piercing the midnight darkness with their electric 
spark and the phosphorescent fishes were lighting up the wat- 
ers about us and our little ship bobbing up and down on the 
silent waters like a bird with folded wings, at rest. We form- 
ed a skirmish line around the island with match in hand and 
simultaneously th3 blazj sprang up in liquid flames like the 
firey tongue of the G.)d of fire, filling the vaults of heaven 
with great columns of black smoke and driving the darkness 
behind us in solid walls of inky blackness, while each oppos- 
ite face dressed n a firey garb, looked like imps from the in- 
fernal regions. 

After witnessing this grand spectacle and the flames had 
died out, we A\ent aboard our little ship and retired for the 
night and tossed and rocked to sleep by the p'entle rolling 
swr'Us of the briny deep which kept ebbing and flowing all 
night, and so \vi passed our fir it night upon the trustless 
main. 

Early n^xt morning we aros3 and went forth, barehead- 
ed, in search for our s^a eggs for breakfast, but unfortunate- 
ly for us it was too early in the season and the birds had not 
yet commenced laying and we had no eggs for breakfast, but 
we consoled oui'selves by saying that the grand picturesque 
firey scene had paid us for our trouble. In the midst of this 
small circular ishmd we found a square cut ston3 set up like 
a small tombstone and our thoughts immediately ran back to 
the days of Captain Kidd. Why this stone was placed here 



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we knew not, nor did we heisitate to lind out. but return tnl to 
our boat, ate breakfast, weighed anchor and were soon pursu- 
ing our journey over the beautiful placid waters, feeling our 
way, sounding chann9ls and noting position of islands; this 
duty was all the writer had to perform, and all day. sound- 
ing first this channel then that one, noting this island then 
that one, and nothing of interest or importance occurring. 
We crossed the greater portion of what is locally calh.'d tlie 
Mississippi Sound, when night came on and we anchored out 
upon the briny deep with no land near and ate our supper, 
when the ever ready pips was brought forth and a social 
group sat upon the deck enjoying this romantic scene, while 
the sun had, as it were, sank into a watery grave, leaving a 
tirey hue to the western horizon which cast a rich mellow hue 
ui)on the surrounding waters, while the dark daily cij-cle was 
climbing the western sky, seating the calestial visitors upon 
the ampitheatre of heaven and the soft evening breeze was 
rolling tlie darkblue swells about us while the phosphorescent 
lishes were shooting hither and thither in the depths beneath 
us, making it delightful to sit there and listen to our tisher- 
man's stories and superstitions. He there, in the be<iutiful 
scene, saw signs of a pending storm, but we, caring hothiiig 
for signs or superstitions made light of his predictions, but he 
with a solemn air u|)on his countenance, ominiously shook his 
head and finally the hours woie away and we retired for llic 
night. 

Next mornhig after the usual routine, we weighed un- 
chor and with a line breeze, we had a clear sailing (jvei- the 
depths which our sounding line could not neisure, finding 
but few islands, hence but few channels. The coast ( ff to our 
l"ft was but a continuous shallow lagocn ov swamp, the habi- 
tation a muliitude of aligators with which we had no particu- 
lar business and with fine sailing we moved on and on league 
after league, when suddenly off to our left there came u}) from 
the depths of the sea, some great sea animal, such as we had 
never seen before, but its stay upon the surface was so bi-icf 



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we could not determine what it looked like, some saying it 
looked like a cow, while others said it was a sea horse. Now 
our fisherman was sitting silent with a troubled look upon his 
brow, but we kept a look out for the monster to reappear, 
when just then one came up off to our right and soon others 
by two and fours came up and went back. By this time the 
old faithful Enfield was brought forth and some one shot 
one of these animals. This struck the fisherman with horror 
he said that these animals were porpoises and were the sail- 
ors friends and came up to warn us of an impending storm 
and to hurt one of these was to otfeiid the God of storms and 
he ill his trouble, insisted upon us going to land and wait till 
the storm was over, but we told him that we cared not for 
the porpoises nor the storm God. This seemed to almost 
paralyze him with horror, but we sped on, having our jokes 
and fun while the old fisherman remained blue, and he studi- 
ed what kind of material a yankee was made of not t'j fear 
God or Devil. 

After sailing awhile, away off to our right in the distance 
we spied a sail and for curiosities sake, headed that way and 
increasing our speed by putting out our jib and giving more 
belly to the main sail, so on we went while the boys sang, 
"Get along Liza Jane." Now our newly discovered sail saw 
us heading for her and sheared off to the right and incr,?as3d 
her speed and then this act of running from us made us the 
more anxious to catch up with her, so v/e put our Liza Jane 
to her utmost speed while the strange vessel was now df>ing 
her best to out run us and so now we had a fine race over these 
to us, unknown waters, and we now, according to the rules 
of the navy, ran u]) the stars and stripes, which fluttered as 
we sped along like a thing of life, and we were gaining on 
the stranger. Yes the distance between us was growing less 
and less and the excitement was growing intense and our En- 
fields and navys were placed in convient places. See how 
she hugs that island! She is trying to ground us, sheer off 
boys, sheer off! See, she is in the trap she has set for us, she 



11.') 

is agrouiKil See how they work tu<< and pull. But it is of 
no use, she is fast and we have the channel. Cheer up boys, 
plank her, ah, we t^lide around her within ritle shot. 

By the motion of their hands and hats we knew they 
would surrender. Now this capturing of a vessel was some- 
thing unlooked for as we had instructions to take no arms 
with us but now our devilment had got us into trouble and 
we must put on an otiicial look and get c>ut of it. But here we 
had an elephant upon our hands in the shape of a (captured 
vessel, which we did not know how to get rid of. But after a 
short council of war we agreed to accept the sui-render and 
with a long and authoritive face, we moved up slowly and cau- 
tiously until we could speak to them, and to our surp/-ise we 
fou. id the crow were Spaniards and could not speak the Eng- 
lish language. This added another perplexity to our predica- 
inint. but foj-tanately the writer had a smattering of the Span- 
ish language at that time, and we accei)tcjd tiie surrender and 
ic iur.ied out that they were not reb.^ls, but foreigners who 
had obtained a li.shing pass and had let its time run out, for 
ren.nval and by reason of this they mistrusted we were after 
them and when the stars and stripes appeared they were sure 
of It. lieucj th3ir run. So with the solemnity and red tape 
Icnown to West Point or the navy, we accepted the surrender 
jiiid it will be remembered that we had let no one loose since 
we started, lest they go to the enemy and report who we were 
and the mission we were upon, even our citiztm pilot we kept 
along after his discharge. This new capture had lour men 
aboard and we took vessel and crew along with us during the 
remainder of the day and when night came on we anchored 
and kept a close watch upon our capture and the next morn- 
ing we released it u[)on the condition that the crew would re- 
port immediately at New Orleans and renew their i)ass and 
that we should take their pilot with us to a point upon Lake 
Bowen, and would leave him upon a certain island and they 
should follow next day and }n^k him up. This was agreed to 
especially by us, and we moved off with the jolly Spaniard as 



no 

hosta<^e on board, leaving the Spauibh vessel tc. follow next 
day and at the time of leaving this Spanish vessel and crew 
we expected to be at the island agreed upon to leave our hos- 
tage, at the appointed time, but finding more work, and devi- 
ous winding ways, fnan we anticipated we did not arrive there 
until the evening of the second day, and we had a very pleas- 
ant time cruising among these emerald Isles and when we did 
arrive we found our Spanish crew uneasy and anxiously await- 
ing the delivery of their pilot, they had become uneasy lest tl e 
Yankees had played them a trick. After cooking and eating 
our supper, it being a clear bright evening, and there b3inga 
fair sailing breeze, and being informed by our pilot that by 
sailing in a southeast direction we would soon come in sight 
of the iiglit house at Fort Pike, though it had not been our 
custom to sail after nigiit, as our business did not admit of it. 
but now our mission was ended, we concluded to take a sail 
tiiat night, so embar.nng and setting our sails to the wind we 
bade our Spaniards a final adieu and headed toward Lake 
Bo wen. 

The evening shades had now hovered about us and the 
darkness had settled upon the dark and turbid waters about 
us, while the soft spring sea breeze carried the echoes of that 
merry song — "Get along Liza Jane,'" far out upon the still 
waters. After singing this merry song until it b^'cama stale 
and the dark calmness seemed to settle down impressively 
upon the boys, we all s ?ttied down to a silent meditation and 
while our noble Liza Jane was plowing the briny waters, we 
enjoyed our own thoughts in this silent and b uiutiful calm- 
ness and while we were enjoying the scene our old fisherman 
was brooding over the porpoise e[)isode and said a storm was 
sure to overtake us. 

After sailing awhile we have an insight of the lighthouse 
at Fort Pike, which seeiited very small and apparently down 
in the water, even the gentle swells would hide it from view, 
our pilot told us this was the lighthouse and adjusted the 
sails accordingly. Let out our sails and adjusted the boom 



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and sped on liko a thing of life, hour after hour, while the 
light ahead grew Uirger and liigher up anil in diie time we 
could see the outlines of land ahead and upon the one hand 
we knew were union lines, while on the other were the rebel 
lines and on one side was nothing but a continuous line of 
swamps, while on the other side, mar and just above the 
mouth of Pearl river was high and dry land affording a good 
place to land provided there were no rebels there. So. we 
concluded to land just above the mouth of Pearl river and 
remain there till morning so we rounded in and found a good 
camping grouni and tied up. It will be observed that where 
there w^as a i)rjbability of danger we always tied up, other- 
wise we anchored. After placing our Kntields in a convient 
l)lace and our navies nearby, we lay down to slee]), but ^\e 
liad not lain there long when on the acuta ear of the soidiei's 
came the sound of the distant tramp of troops marching, and 
0:1 straining oureirs we heard th3 steady tramp of th ' train- 
ed soldiers and we listened and peered in tiie darkness to de- 
t ?rmiiie what was coming, while hearer and nearer it came. 
yes we were in for it now', we were paroled prisoners and if 
taken, the pine trees along the shore, next day would b;' bear- 
ing full grown yankees, we in our imagination could see our- 
selvesdangling from some pine tree amusing some rebel camp 
and there was but one way out of it now, we must try IjIuIT 
and brass. So when this marching trocp had reached a pro 
per distance, we with a tirm voice, cried out, Haiti Halt! or 
we will order the whole regiment to tire. (Uick, click, click, 
went the locks of our Eufields. They halted, surrendei-or we 
lire, we cried. "We surrender*' a voice cried. Ground arms 
:md move off to the right, we ordered, when down went their 
arms and they moved off a little ways, and we immediately 
conferred with them and found one 1st Lieutenant and thirty- 
two privates who had surrendered to a w-hole regiment, as 
they thought, which regiment consisted of but eight hoosiers. 
Now we were in another predicament. There we were, 
eight union soldiers, two Louisana citizens and thirtv-two 



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rebel prisoners. It was with us again like it was with tlie 
Spanisli vessel, we did not know what to do with tliem. To 
report to the command at Fort Pike was a difficult thing to 
do at this hour of the night and to remain here with all these 
prisoners till daylight should reveal our strength, was still 
more dangerous. So we placed four guards over our priso- 
ners and reported to oui' imaginary regiment for orders, but 
this was only a ruse to enable us to hold a council of war, so 
we concluded tc» rais3 a lantern at our mast head as a flag oi 
truce and take sixteen of the prisoners and row across to Ft. 
Pike, leaving the otiifrs there with the two citizens, still un- 
der guard. We gave first citizen pilot to understand that if 
he by word or deed should betray us, he would instantly re- 
ceive a free ]5ass to the "happy hunting grounds." and lie un- 
derstood this perfectly well, while ourfislierman was perfect- 
ly honest and stood in with us. So we shoved off and row.xl 
over, and while doing this we persuaded the rebals to lend us 
a helping hand, so on w.^ went making the oars splash in the 
water in order to warn the guards at the Fort, and on coming 
to the outpost we were halted and we immediately informed 
the iruard that we wanted to see the commanding officer and 
requested that one of us be sent to him at once, but he inform- 
ed us that we could not see him until morning. We then re- 
quested that he call the corporal of the guard, which he did, 
and in due time that officer came and we stated the importance 
of our business and showed him our pass from Gen. Sherman 
and he at once consented to take one of us to the command- 
ant's quarters, so we went and aroused the commander and 
exhibited to him our i)apers and gave a full explanation of 
affairs when he at once received the i)risoners we had brought 
over and sent some soldiers back with us to receive the oth- 
ers and by the time we had done all this the dawn of morning 
was u])on us and a night's sleep and rest gone, but this we 
did not mind since we had escaped a rebel noose through 
brass and bluff, and after passing through the night's toil and 
excitement we were glad to accept the beautiful calm briglit 



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morning and since our mission was ended we had nothing 
to do except sail up tl>rough Lake Ponchartrain — the nearest 
route to the city— and report but it was so calm that we were 
compelled to lay here until late in the evening awaiting a 
breeze to move our craft, during this time we had a good time 
visiting Fort Pike and telling stories and joking our old fish- 
erman about shooting that porpoise and the storm he iiad 
predicted would overtake us, which prediction he still adher- 
ed too in the lace of such tine weather as it now was. Along 
about an hour by sun, we concluded, in order to be doing 
something, to get aboard and lazily row up tii rough the nar- 
rows by Lake Pike into Lake Ponchartrain and linding this 
very laborious we went very slowly up to, and passing by the 
great guns commanding the straights; but we kept on un- 
til we reached the waters of the Lake by which time the sun 
liad gone down behind the western waters and tiie evening 
was beautiful and pleasant, and just now a slight breezo 
sprang up, and to lure us on, a beautiful island made its ap- 
pearance some few miles up the lake (whether this was a 
myth or mirage the writer never knew, having passed there 
frequently sipce but never could find that island ) and we at 
once determhied to sail up to this beautiful island aud camj) 
for the night, so we head and move that way slowly when 
soon the breeze began to increase and darkness soon hovered 
about us and shut olf our view of the island and suddenly the 
tliting clouds began to overspread the sky. and the wind ba- 
gan rolling the sea up in great foamy waves, just then we 
heard our fisherman murmer something about that i^urpose, 
but we had no time now to listen to superstition. The clouds 
grew thicker and heavier, and the darkness became intense; 
the wind was now moaning through our rigging, while the 
waves about us were slashing, splashing and raging with an- 
gry threatnings, while the sails of our little bark was now 
dipping the waves, now on thie side then on that, aud under 
the direction of our fisherman we had trimmed ouj- vessel for 
a storm which was now raging in all its fury. Where is our 



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islandr And why could we not reach itV Our ship reared aad 
plunged while our sails almost drowning us with their foamy 
drippings, as they swung from side to side; our light was 
blown out and our compass was of no avail in such a storm 
and here we were, in total darkness, in the midst of a raging 
storm; with rebels on our right and sharks io our rear and 
about us, and the maidened waves threatening to swallow us 
up while the winds ware singing a mournful requium. We 
had evidently missed the island, and there vvas nothing buo 
the broad expanse of raging waters on every hand; hope now 
seemed gone; but thre^^ of us able for duty while others were 
down in the hold making peace with their Maker in various 
tones of despairing prayer, as salemn as in the visible ])res- 
ence of Almighty Go_l. Some of these prayers, now the dan- 
ger is all o\^er, seem a little laughable, and we can not now re- 
frain from giving ( n 3 of th-mi as now remembered and copied 
from an old letter wriotan soon after the occurence, viz : "Oh, 
Lord! ] have stolen a little; I have liad a little; been a bad 
boy. and cursed a little; but Oh, Lord. I meant no harm by it. 
At that time how awful! How solemn I But now a little funny. 
The storm still raged; every gust of wind, every wave, and 
every plunge of the vesi)! seimed \/) threat;-'n instint death 
as hour after hour we still sped oa and on, we knew not 
where, till tinally we ran up near an island just in our front. 
Columbus and his crew could not have been more rejoiced on 
their discovery of the New World, than we were on this oc- 
casion. Wo had presence of mind enough not to run boldly 
upon this land but ventured round to the leeward of the 
island which broke the force of the waves and there we an- 
chored at about il o'clock in the morning, and like a parselof 
wet rats we lay down to rest till morning, which soon came, 
beautiful and bright; the winds and waves had s])ent their 
force and there was nothing to indicate that there had been a 
storm but the great swells that were now quietly rolling and 
settling down into a })eaceful calm; the sky was clear and 
the sun rose riglii in the north, i)retty warm, and after rest- 



ing awhile — for our nerves were yet unsteady — we made our 
reckoning and started on our journey for Lake End in the 
rear of New Orleans, and with fair sailing we made our des- 
tination late in the evening; reported to headquarters; made 
our return of Liza Jane, rigging, and the chart we had at- 
tempted to make, and were discharged. 




EngageiUHils From '02 to '65, 67th bid. Vols. 



Murforasville. Kv.. Sept. 14 to 17, "62. 

(Jhickasaw Uavou. Misa., Dec. 29 to 31st, '(52. 

Arkantias Posi. Aik.. Jan. 11, '63. 

Bombanlm-nt of (Ji-and Gulf, Miss., Api-il 20. '63. 

Port (iibson. .Mi-s.. May 1. "6.3. 

liuymoiul. Miss.. May 12. "63. 

C'numi)i()ii Hiil. Miss.. May 16. "63. 

Biji' Black Kiv.r Bridge. Miss., May 17, M3. 

S.i^x' and e.i;jtui-j of Vicksbuvg. Mis.^.. May IS to ,Iuly 14, "63. 

.Jackson. Miss., s >ige and capture. .Tuly 10 to 17. *()3. 

(Jp>.-l()nsas. La.. Oct. 21. ()3. 

Grand (.'atu lu. La.. Nov. 3, 'iV.l. 

.Matagorda Bay. Texas. Dec. 29 and 30. ■ii3. 

(iraud Kcor •. l.u... April 3. "64. 

Saline Cross Roads. La.. April S. "64. 

Man.sficld. La.. April 9. '64. 

«'anc Rivor ( "rossiiig. La.. Ai)ril 23. "64. 

Cane Riycr. La., .\pril 24. '<)4. 

Alexandria. La.. Aoril 26. "64. 

Hiuifs Planlaiion, La.. .May 1. '64. 

I.)un's Bayou. La.. May, 'i. '64. 

l'.ayoH I) • Lamora. La.. May 12. "6L 

Avaycltos I'rairie. La.. May 13. "64. 

Yellow Ba\ou. Im.. May is. "(14. 

Old River. La.. June oth. "64. 

Anhapaloya 'iayou, La.. Nov. 2') to Dec. 5, "($4. 

Fort Cains. Ala.. \ug. 2 Xo o, '64. 

Kort Moi-j^an. Ala.. Au^r. .'> to 23. "64. 

Pallard. .\la.. March 2.'). "(i."). 

V"ort HlakiU. :Ma.. sciji-f and lapturc April 2 to 9, "(kj. 



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125 
INDIANA VOLUNTBEBB. 



SIXTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT-THREE YEARS SERVICE. 



ENLISTED MEN OP COMPANY "A." 



Name AHs Xa>s. 



Date of 
I8S2. 



Fir$t Btrftamt. 
Mitchell, CATid T... 



Btrgtamtt. 
^sdereou, J«mc« L 
UcCain. Jkaeit H... 
McC'aiD, Wiubiagton C 
Sail;, JobuS 



CorporaU. 

OTger, IsHiab 

Barren, William J 

}obn8ou, William S... 
Eldridge, William M.. 

Stoessel, Oharles „. 

Scott, Reuben B 

Aoderson, Charles T.. 
Say, Samael L 



ifuudant, 
SlckbarD, Mooroe.... 
White, Cbaocey 



PrivaU9, 

Adams, James 

Alleo, Joiseph 

Acoom, Henry J _. 

fieaveBB, George W 

Seebig, August 

Birdj SamuoL 

Bos^ert, Jacob 

Bowman, James 

Soffman, William 

Bowman, Isaac O 

Brackenridge, Thos. W 

Srdiwell, Carter 

IBridwell, Alfred 

Bringcr, George M 

iBrown, William U. ...... 

Brown, Robert F 

Crawford, Daniel 

CbeetDUt, Tboroas J 

Cooper, Daniel B __ 

Dale, Eli M 

DArnell, Alvanian 

Davis, Henry P 

SaTis, Charles. 

Day, Jesse J _... 

Denney, William... 

iDonica, James M 

•Dougherty, Hugh 

Xmery, Ge'^rgeD 

Xtcblson, .fosse 

Tields, Pleasant 

fisher, Williaia H 

J'rankle, Jusepb 

Trost, James 

Garrity, Thomas 

Cerrieon, JohnC 

Cile«, Cbrispon D 

^aTerly, Frederich 

Enff, James, 

iiJunston, James E 

■JofaneoD, John 

iJchDEOD, Willlam,C. 

Kaiutertbader^ XUiariaf ! 



Ane. !«.. 



Aug. W 

Ang. M 

Aog. ».... 
Aug. M 



Ang. 
Aug. 
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Aug. 
Aug. 
Aug. 
Aug. 
Aug. 



Aug. 
Aug. 



Aug. 
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Aui;. 
Aog. 
Aug. 
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Ang. 
Aug. 
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Aog. 
Aug. 
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Aug. 
Aug. 
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Aug. 
Aug. 
Aug. 
Aug. 
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Am- 



9,-- 
9'.\.... 



Promoted 2d li^eateoant. 



Discharged May 38, 'ti; disatlltty 



Mustered out July 10, *C9, ai 1st S&rgaant. 



Mustered out July 10, 'M, as Sergeant. 
Mustered out July 19, 'CS, as private. 
Killed at Munfordsville. Ky., i<epl. U, '^i- 
Mastered out July 19, '65. 



Mustered ot:t July IS, '06, 

Mustered out July 19, '<S. 
Mustered ont July 19, '65. 

Mustered «at July IB, 'ML 

Mustered «i>t Joly 19, ''S5. 

M-netered out July 19, '65, as ^ergsant. 

Mustered out July 19, '65. 

Transferred to 24th Regiment July \i. 'ML, 



Muirtered out .'»ly 19, '05. 

19 Discharged May 23, 'Ci; dieabillU. 

:9 Mustered out July 10, '65. 



'Mnstered out . «Iy 19, '60. 
Mastered out July 19, '65. , 



9 Mustered out July 19, 'ti, at Corporal. 

,9 !■ 

.9 i 

U...-. Minterttl «Bt Jalj 19, "M. 



1215 
.SLXTT-SEVENTH RFQIilENT INFANTBT 



Ham E AND Bank. 



Date of 

Muster. 

18112. 



Keener, John B 

Keithly, Jesse W 

Kelly, Francis J 

Larob, Edward 

Lamb, Josiah 

Lewis, Nelson 

Long, William. 

Lats. Otto 

LoTell, Sliclton S 

Lynn, John N 

Malott, Henry C 

Malott, John 

McLellea, Samuel 

McWilliams, logo U.. 

Nunnally, John H 

;Odoll, Tobias M 

' Pace, Hardy 

Payne, William 

Payne, Jacob 

. Perkins, John 

Philips, David 

Rariden, Ziniri F 

Sears, James M 

Sears, Rainy 

acrutchneld, H. F 

'Shenille. Bable W 

Sipc's, Pleasant 

Smith, Jacob 

Smith, Edwin L 

Taunehill. Hugh H.... 

Tannehill, James S.... 

Terrell, Robtrt 

Tnrney, Joseph 

Turney, John T 

Turuer, James M , 

Whitted, James M 

.Young, Lewis R 



IteoruitB. 
Anaerson, Joseph M.. 

Johnson, John 

Ranisev. Oiarge M 



Aug. 19 

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Mustered out Jul/19,*65. 

Mastered out July 19, '65. 
Mustered out July 19, 'fiS. 
Mustered on* July 19, '65. 



Mwtered out July 19, 'Co. 
Mustered out Juue G, '05. 



Promoted 2d Lieutenant. 
Mustered oat July 19, 'C5. 



Mustered out July 10, '65. 
Mustered out July 19, 'C5. 



Nov. 22, '04 Traosferrcd to Co." A, "24th Regl., Julyl3,.'65. 
JNov. 11, '04 " •' 

Nov. 18. '041 " " " 



ENLISTED MEN OF COMPANY "B." 



Nahz and Bank. 



Date of 
Muster. 

lsi;2. 



Firtt Scrgrmnt. 
Buskirk, Wiliiitim n.... 

Sf^ff rants. 

■Gentry, James W 

Uubbnrd, David W 

Wilson, Thomas J._ 

Rolliu*, Daniels 



Corporal*. 

Maleim, Francis M 

Stepp, Geoego L...., 

Gillanpy. John J 

Staly, William 

Lafavors, Jacob C 

And'T»on, Andrew D_ 

Bartin, John E 

Hill', Julius A 



nioomington.. 



Mtuiciaru. 
McPiko, Andr.-w J.. 
»y»n, Robert W 



Wagantr. 
Adame, William R.... 

Prito/ei. 
Anderson, John E.... 
AabbsuQh, Villiam., 



Aug. I-.... 
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Aug. 19.. 
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Aug. 19 

Aug. in 



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Aug. 19.. 



Promoted 2d Lieutenant. 



Promoted Ist Lieutenant. 
Mustered out Supernumerary. 
Mustered out June 0, '05 



Muaterod out Joly 19, '65. 

Mustered out Jane 6, 'Go. 
Mustered out July 19, 'S5. 



Ang. 19.. 
Aug-. 19.. 



Aug. 19., 



Aug. I'J.. 
Aug. IS., 



Mustered out Jaly 10, 'SSk. 



127 
INDIANA VOLUNTEERS. 



Name and Rank. 



Bastin, Jonathan 11 

Bastin, Jeremiah 

Bastin, Thomas B 

Baugb, Hcnrj- 

Baugh, Levi U 

Baugb, Abntr 

Baugh, Ephriaiu 

Bowman, BoDjaciin C. 

Bowlio, Christopher.... 

Bowlin, Bolum 

Brown, Goorge M 

Burpo, John T 

Carr, William 

Craiger, Isaiah 

Daggy, George \V 

Donney, Samuel jr 

Denncy, William 

Elliott, Stephen K 

Fulford, Jonathan H.... 

FulfBrd, Thomas K 

Pulford, James J 

Gentry, William B 

Gaskios, Joseph T 

Gaskios, Isaac S .'. 

fiaskins, Samuel 

Gilopy, John S 

Graham, George W 

Hill, Gaston M 

Hollar, Israel 

Helton, Adam 

UeltoB, William H 

Hancock, Greenberry W 

Hite, William W 

Hurlss, Miles W 

Hocker, Mablon 

Hasket, Daniel 

•Hasket, John 

Jax, James N 

Kindrick, Dennis C. 

Lafavers, Isaac J 

Milans. Noah C 

McNamara. Edward J . 

McMerris, Benjamin 8.. 

McJIanis, John T 

McHcnry, Joseph H.... 

Hosier, Jeremiah 

Murphy, Jeremiah.. 

ilcComic, George .•., 

Neal, George W 

Neal, 5Iarion 

Patterson, John E 

Payne, Isaiah 

Pryor, Isaac 

Bobinson, James W 

Bar, John J 

Kiddle, William 

Richardson, Jonathan 

Smith, William 

Smith, DaTid F 

Smith, John „ 

:J Smith, John P '„ 

Sttpp, Joshua 

Stepp, Francis M 

South, William 

Summit, Jircl U 

Stephenson, Francis M. 
.Sims, Jame!t E 

Sims, P.obert 

Stine, J^bn 

Switicr, Samuel._ 

Simmons, J^mes 

Tbomas, James R 

Thomas, John B 

•Turner, James 

Taylor, Montgomery.. 
W^odall, Benjamin F 

■Wise, Tighlman H 

, Williams, Mathias 

Tork. William H 



Datcof 
Muster. 

18f,2. 



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Mustered out Juno 30. 'Oj. 

Died at Grand Gulf, Mijs., May, '03. 



Mustered onj July 19, '05. 



Mustered out July 19, "65. 



Mustered out Jaly 19, '05. 



Discharged Jna. 7, 'C5; disability. 



Mustered out June 20, '05. 

Discharged Jan. 7, '65; disability'* 
Mustered out July 19, '05. 



Muslervd out Jnly 19, '62. 
Mustered but July 19, '62. 
itered out July 19, '02. 



Mustered out July 19, 'Go. 
Mustered out July 19, '65. 

Mmtered out July 19, '05. 
.Mustered out July 19, '05. 
Mustered out July 19, '65. 

Mustered out July ID, '05. 



. - ,., ,_ [out June 26, "BS, 

Aug. 19 Transferred to T. B. C, April 29, '(.5: nuit'd. 

Aug. 19 

Aug. 19 1 

Aug. 19 Mastered out July 19 '65 

Aug. 19.. 
Aug. 19.. 
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Aug. 19 iMustcrcd out July 19, '65; 

Aug. 19 iDicd at .St. Louis, April, '64. 

Aug. 19 Mustered out July 19. '65 

Aug. 19 „ ■' •■ 



Aug. 19 'Moitered out July 19, '65, as CorporaL 



128 
BIXTT-EEYBKTB KBaiUSNT ZKrANTBIT 



ENLISTED MEN OF COMPANY ^C." 



Mams avd Babk. 



Date of 
Master. 

18C2. 



Tira Strftamt. 
Orsiiftm, WiUism P.. 



Eloda, J&iaea H _. 

We^er, Edward P 

Wright, H«rion 

4>ftle» Auretlae L .» 



Aag. 19.. 



CorporaU. 
BiebardeoD, George W. 

£ale, Ktepbea B 

£pear, James W 

Woodard, Albert O 

Sale, John W 

Miller, William H. H. 

Dewey, James R 

Jtfatb<'.w8, John C 



Binds, Jokn W 

Xock, WiUiaa 



Wagoner. 
TCcmples, JEpbraim J... 

Privatet. 

Adams, Andrew „... 

Allison, Jamofi. _ 

Asbby, William 

Beers, Eobert M_ 

Boicourt, Thomas Jr.... 

Bolen, Simeon B 

Butler, Patrick 

Brooks, John W 

Brooks, Humphrey 

Byfield, Vincent D 

Cope, George W 

Chamberlain, Charles., 

Child, John A 

Crandell, Melville O .... 

Daily, Melvin E 

Dunn, William M. Jr. 

Dubacb, George W 

Dreier, Henry Jr 

Xlms, Bosingtoa 

Fox, George W 

-Vreeman, Harry....—.. 

<!oble, Jacob __. 

Oohr, Peter 

Oreen, Joseph A. 

^lenn, Tbotnas. 

<3rabam, James C 

Heid, Mii-hael G 

Hendricks, Thomas.... 

niDton, William T 

Hibben, Omar T. 

Hinds, Rufus W 

£ol,mes, Robert „ 

JSolmes, Samuel L 

Boltiner, Charlea .! 

Jones, Casstus M 

Joyce, 6mith „ 

Kyle. John W. „.. 

Cathrop, Henry A. 

Lane, William E... ...... 

Littesor, Henry J 

Ijodge, Caleb. 

Ziowe, John T 

"Meier, Joseph... 

Killer, John A 

aiilleur, Jacob 

Milln, Patrick 

Mitchell, James H 

'Jforrow, Robert 

"SIoDfort, Jobii H 

aCeClore, DaTfd 

KvCJeUaDd. Jubu S^ 



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Transf'd to T. B. C. Dre. St.'M, u priTtta. 



Uostered «Qt Jtily 19, '66, «• ^iriTste. 



Mnsfered ont May 24, '65. 
MustSred out July 19, '66. 
Promoted 2d Lieutenant. 
Mustered out July 19, '65. 



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Mustered otit July 19, '65. 

Mustered out July 19, 'C5, «■ Sergeant. 
Mustered otit Jnly 19, '66. 

Muttered out Jaly 19, '66. 



Mtistered ont July 19, '6<. 



Muttersd on* Jalj 19, '(&. 



Moatered «ot July 19, '6S. 

Muttered out June 29, '66. 
Mustered out July 19, '66, 

Mustered out Jaly 19, *69. 

Mattered out Jolj 19, 'fi6, w lat SergMnt., 

Muttered ont July 19, '.69. 

Matterad ont Jnly I9i 'W. 

Mujtertd oot. Jaly 19, tS, 

Masl«rad oal lU/ S, '6ft. 



129 
INDIANA VOLUNTEERS. 



Klux akd Bark. 



Data of 

Muster. 

186t. 



HcO««, Bottert A 

McKsjr, ThoiDRS H 

HoMillAn.AVilliam A.. 

Kodlor, Peter.? 

Quigley, William A 

• Beed, Ooorge W 

Bea, Georee n 

Repp, Valentine , 

Rogers, David W ; 

Read, Mcrrit 

Sampson, Henry C 

Simras, Elijah 

Smith, Abner C 

Smith, Patrick 

StrattOD, William D 

Taylor, Olirer P 

Tomperly, William T 

ToviB, HelanctbcoD 

Thomas, Jacob 

Thompson, Napoleon W 

Treadway, George 

Ulmer, John , 

Weber, .7ohn A 

Weber, Peter 

Wilson, Joseph 

■Wilson, James B 

Woodard, Willj.» I 

Woodard, Charle:. 

Wright, George T 

Young, William 

Young, James W 



liecrvxt*, 

CHegg, Tienry 

CJegg, Thomas 

DiTine, Isaac 

Morton, Thomas C. 
Osgood, Merrill T... 
Yawter, Thomas 3.. 



Aug. 10 
Aug. lU 
Aug. 19 
Aug. 19 
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Aug. 19 
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Aug. 111. 
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Jan. T, '64 
Jan. 7, 'C4 
Nov. 21, '04 
Jan. 7, '04 
Jan. 7, '04 
Jan. 4, 'i;4 



Mustered out July 19, 'CS. 
Mustered out July 19, 'ib. 

Mustered out July 19, "05. 
Mustered oat July 19, *6S. 

Mustered out July 19, '65, as Cofporal. 

Mustered out June 30, 'G5. 
Mustered out July 19, '115. 
Discharged, Feb. 13, '05; disability. 
Mustered out July 19, '6S, as Corporal. 

Mustered out July 19, 'r>3. 

Mustered out July 19, *C5, as Sergeant. 

Transferred 21th Reg't, July 13, 'C5. 



ENLISTED MEN OF COMPANY "D." 



Kami and Rank. 



Date of 
Muster. 

181)2. 



Firtt Serjeant, 
Abbett, Francis M.. 



BfrgeanU. 

Brown, Horace L 

Cavanangh, William H 

Loyd, William I 

Bsonett, Frank 



Oorporall. 
Coofwr, Benjamin W.. 

Mitchell, James E 

Oavanuugh, JameS„... 

Baker, Joseph 

Thompson, John W-... 

/ones, Jasper, A 

Cooac*, George II....,, 
Smith, David 

ifwicians. 

"Piittl, Benjnmin i 

Scott, J^mee. ,. 



Waffoner. 
HoImM, Benjamin B.... 



PrivaUt, 
Abbttt, WilUamA.. 
Allen, Stephens..., 

'Baker, Darld 

Barar, William..... 
Barkalow, JohaS... 
SUdt.JoboC >.. 



Ang. 19.. 



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Ang. 19.. 
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Aog. 19.. 



Promoted 2d Lieutenant. 



Mustered out June 20, 'G5, as Sergeant. 



Mustered out July 19, 'C5. 
.Mustered out May 12, 'C&. 



Mu3tort>d out July 19, 'CS 



Muatorsd ont Jvlj 19, '66, ai Coi^oral. 
Mustered out July 19, *U. 



130 



Kami amd Banc. 



Brininy, Jonae P 

Broirn, CuUen- 

Bradbur;, 

C*dj, Sanford C 

Cantrell, John W.. 

Carter, George W 

Cook, William L 

CutsiDger, William 

CoUiDB, John W„ 

Cox, £>ra 

Draper, Eli 4..' 

Davis, Randall 

Davis, William 

Bth, John „ 

Everoad, William 

Eairall, John W.!; 

Franklin. Jol\n M 

Fieher, John 

Green, Allen 

Graves, Albert H 

Gale, John F 

Harsiu, William A. M, 
Hutcbins, Andrew J... 

,HilI, Asa W 

Jewell, Martin B 

.Johnston, James W.... 

Kean, William H 

Lazzetle, James h 

Lazzelle, Uriah W 

Lazzella, George W.... 
Lazzelle, Noble J. W... 

Lonnpn, John 

'Lennon. Charles v 

Lucky, Willis 

Martin. Randolph...... 

McCombs, Charles 

Merring, John N 

Murray, Jain<-e 

Metcaff, William R.... 

McDauiel, Thomas 

Norton, William A 

Near, Frederick 

liol^n, Sampson P 

Newaom, John 3 

Ogdcn, Noah 

Parisho, James U 

Parlsho, Gabriel 

Poland, James 

Poland, William F. M 
Puffenbergcr, Uezekiah 

Bil^r, Samuel 

Roberts, William U 

Butbford, Jesse 

Boott, Philip W 

Sttl^a, Harper A 

Sins, John D 

Sbieldn.Abel P 

'fiprsgue, James W.. 
8praf^c, John W.,.. 

Stont, George W 

Shafer, £nos..... 

Bnider,' Le.vl.... 

8talte, John 

Sbomway,' Oscar...,, 
Swingle, Simon P... 

Taylor, Hiram 

Taylor, James 

Tllton, David B 

Thompson, Creeoberfy. 

Thompson, Vincent 

Thompson, Samuel B... 

Wood, Henry 

Walters, Thomas _.. 

Wlnland,- Isaac 

Whipple, John 

Ward, Stephen OJ.....^ 

Vrothlogham, William. 

Baofer, Oeor(e,.., . 

Eoaine, Elijah 



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Mustered out July 19, '6S. 



Mustered oat July 19, '6i. 



Mastered out July 19, "05. 



Mustered out July 19, "05. 



Mustered out July 19. '65. 
Discharged Jan. 12, '66; disability. 



ifustered cut July 19, '65. 



Mastered out July 19, '65. 

Mustered out July 19, '65. 

Mustered out May 31, '65. 
Muatared out July 19, '65. 

Discharged Jani, 'G5; disability. 

Mastered out July 19, '65. 

Mastered oat July 19, '65, as Corporal. 



Mastered out July 19, '65. 



Mustered out July 19. '65. 



Mustered out July 19, 'C5, 



Mustered out July 19, '65, as Corporal. 

Mustered out July 19, '65. 

Mastered out July 19, '65, as Sergeant. 
Mustered out July 19, '05. 
Mustered out July 19, 'G5. 

Mustered out July 19, '65. 



Jan. 29, '64 Traosfd to Co. 
Jan. 27, '64 
Jan. 28, '641 



■E."S4tb Rogi, July 13, '45 



131 
INDIANA VOLUNTEERS. 



ENLISTED MEN OP COMPANY "E." 




Sirse Sfrgeanl. 
Edmunde, MereditU R 



Sergeant). 
Rodman, Thomas J.. 
McCraiy, James E.. 

Tonison, John B 

■Wilson, John A... 



"^"e- 20 |Promoted 2d Lieutenant. 

^u|:. 2^2;;;;.\p^''"8^'^. '-"■ ". -65; dieabiUty; l,t Serg-t. 



Aug. 20.. 



"g 



^'^ Mustered out July 10, '65, 



Corpora!). 
Hendereon, John T i r, i 

'^l:^^"' ^'""f ::::::::::::::::::;:: pi: ^S;:;;;f "Charged May 23, .„,; ,,,,,„i.^. j,, ^^^^.^^ 

teS/afl^lll^'r-t'-"""- |°;;;;;fi»charged Jan.l3, '05; disability. 

■R^^;"i°::;i!'«^--"'F--"--"-- ^o......JM«stcredout Jmy », -o,, », Sorge,B,. 

Stilwell, Charles W r>"e- 20., 

J |Aug. 20.. 

Private). 

Anderson. James ,, 

Atkine, James R '^"S- 20.. 

Ayers, Samuel . -'^"e- 20.. 

Ayers, William....; ^"8- 20.. 

Banks, George W \^"S- 20.. 

Berswinger, Gortfried.'.' .' i *^- ?I^- 

Blackatcr, George W l^"S "" 

Bower, James. V^. •"■ •^"« 

Bosley, James... '" '^"K- 20 



Burk, Harvey.'.".'.' '^"S- ^^ Mustered out Julv 1< 

Buer, Henry -^"S- 20 •> '■ 

Surrell, Reuben .■.'""■ • ?'"S- 20 Discharged April 17 

^alaway, Chester " ■^"»■ ^O-... 

Jash. Geort-e ' Aug. 20 Deserted May 29 'CS 

^raUb, Marlon.. i^^S- 20 ' • '"'• 

Croucher, William'^;;"' I'^'S- 20 Mustered out July 19 •« 

Dobson, Henry W Aug. 20 .. ,, '.>'». oj 

t>rly, Sylvester H..".'.'.'.'.'.' .'! v}"^- 20...... 



C3i disability. 



Egc, Christian.... 

Edkins, John '..'.'." 

Emmons, Richard. .....i 

England, James ' 

England, John W....'.".i 

Ewing, James 

Fordyce, \VjlIiam.'!!!i.'i 
Gossman, John C 
Gocn, Henry B 

Goen, James W.'.'.'.';.'.'.'"| |Aug. 20. 

Gobble, Napoleon 



Grimes, 1 heodore 

Grimes, Willmm j'..'.'." 

Hamilion, William W 

Hartling, Charles 

Ilasler, Frederick 

Haney, William... 

Hanuy, Leonard ' ' 

Holeman, William P.." 

House, William 

Ireland, George W....".' 
Ireland, Jonathan..". " 

Jarvis, Solomon. ." 

Johnson, James A. 

Johnson, William...!.'" 
Johnson, Stephen B....! 

Johnson, Klisha G . ,. - 

Johnson, Georre M l^^^- 2" 

faohnson Johi^ r^g 20 



Aug. 20. 

Aug. 20. 

Aug. 20. 

Aug. 20.. 

aSI: l°--\^^^i"^i out July 19, -05. 

Aug. 20. 

Aug. 20 

^"g- 20 Mustered out Julv 1<> 

"""::::::|Auf: IS;;;;;; ""''"*'' -'j"!^5tc5: 



SB Corpor»I. 



Au|; 20.';;;;;'""'**"'' ""?.' •'"'y ^f; '««■ 
iAug- 20..;;;; 

[Aug.' 20 

Aug; IS;;;;- """*"•<) «».» 'uiy lo. •«. 

....jAuf; 20;;:;;^"""*" ""'^"'^ ''^'- •^- " corpor.i. 
'au|; m;;;;;;!""""*'' °"»-'"'j' t^. 'ss. 

Aug. 20.. 



aJ!|; to;;;;;;"""*""' °"' ■'"■' ". 'w- 
Aug. 20.;;;;; 



Julian, George "w ]*■"«■ 20 ; 

Kmworihy, jobn:;;.'.':;;; ;:;: l-^^e- •«; 

Lewis, Thomas P ^"8- ^0 



Mu«fer«(I ont July 19,.'65. 
VixHttti out July Ik, •«; 



. -..omas P I I. - „„ 

/Lenoi, Moses . ■*"»> 20..... 

iMartio, TerrtL "" *"«• 20 

Mattock. Hiram.:;;;:::"' •••<^"8- ^ 

McPberson, Henry C.';" . '^• 

WcfberMD, Jo.eph„ :J --Aug. 

.'Merritf, Andrew W 1 *«K- 20. 

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13:i 



Namx xhd Bank. 



Dftte of 

Uustar. 

18b2. 



Miller, Ell Warren 

Mullis, Tbomas 

Nolde, Frank 

Peters, John E 

Pearson, John H 

Reeven, Robert B 

Rich, David 

Rich, Jonah 

Richards, Joel W 

Rodman, James T 

Sanders, Thomas E 

Sabrooktj, Thomae 

Sewell, John C 

Shortridge, George W. 

Skinner, George W 

Smith, James T 

Smith, Joseph L 

Spurgeon, Zachariab.., 

Sutherland, Bluford 

Taylor, James F 

Thomas, Charles E 

Tucker, J^mos M 

Umphries. John W , 

■Watkins, John B 

Wh-eler, Willi.irtl C... 
\\ilker8oo, Thomas J. 
Winingcr, Clecnons 



Aug. 20. 
Aug. 20. 
Aug. 20. 
Aug. 20. 
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Aug. 20. 
Aug. 2U. 
Aug.- 20. 
Aug. 20. 
Aug. 20 
Aug. 20. 
Aug. 20. 
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A\ig. 20 
Aug. 20. 
Aug. 20. 
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Aug. 20. 
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Aug. 20. 
Aug. 20 
Ang. 20. 
Aug. 20 
Aug. 30. 
Au g. 20. 



Maatored out Jol; 19, 'AS. 
Mustered oat Jalj 19, 'OS. 

Uastered oat Jalj IS, '86. 

MueteVed oat Jalj 19, '66. 
Uuatered oat Jnlj 19, '65, ki Oorporal. 
Uustered out Julj 19, 'C5. 
Mastered out Jolj 19, '65. 

Mastered out July 19, 'C5. 



ENLISTED MEN OF COMPANY "F 



MaUE and UiNK. 



Fir.>( Srrrjuanl. 
Peck, Lewis W 



Hinkley, lin^'h G 
Walker. Jii.nes.... 
Murphy, J/ilin T. 
WedJ.1, Jiispir... 



Corporaln. 

Scott, Ali-.xiinder 

nj!.:m, John C 

Byrne, Putri<-k U... 

Owen, John \V 

Hughes, Wiiliani T. 

bparks, M.ijor A 

houden. Jacob 

Chambers, EliUu 



Hufician. 
Parker, George \V. 



Wagoner. 
a^rrell, Joscphus.. 



Privala. 
Alexander, John S.... 

Barnett, David 

BoiMid, David 

Bottorf, Francis M... 

Bowman, licnry 

Bryon, John B 

Croutcher, William. 
Craig, Alamanzcr C. 

Croulcbcr, Green 

Collins, George W 

Dovling, William P 
Bowling, John B.... 

Duff, Jamns I' 

Dare, Collin 

Davenport, BeoJamtD F 
KlUott, Martin Y... 
KvaDi, David B.„.., 
Etter, JohnW.^ 



Aug. :n,. 
Auj.'. -an.. 

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Aug. 20.. 

Aug. en.. 

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Aug. 20 
Aug. 2(1 
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Aug. 
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Aug. 
Aug. 
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',£0.... 
20.... 
20.... 
20.... 



Promoted Ist Lloutonaiit. 



,Mr.Mfr(d rnt July !', '6j. 

Mustered out July 10, '05, iii Sergeant. 

.Mustered out Jul.v 19, '65. 



Mustered out July 19, '(i5. 



Mustered out July IG, 'fli. 



Mastered out July 19, '6J. 



Mustered out July 19, 05. a< Ut Sergeant. 



Mustered out July 19, '46. 

Deserted June 1 , '64. 
Mustered out May 31, "65. 
Mustered out July 19, '66. 



Mastered out Jaly 19, '65. 
Discharged March 10. '66. disability. 



133 



ITahx and Rank. 



"bate of 
Muster 



lEtter, Ja;ne9 

Fowler, Cfiarles U 

Fowler, J oJj II T 

G'«n, Uastiii 

Goon, Georgjj \V 

Graj, Oeorgtj B 

Uoovftrj Jaiiiex 

BoUowell, JaoicH 

Huffington, SylvcatMr. 
Henderson, Ahtoii M.. 

HatfieM, fieorsii D 

UcnilerliJer, John M.. 

Hays, Aodriw .1 

HcQoiisaw, WllliHin .. 

IsaacLe, Antlrp^T J 

Kartin, J»cob C. .-. 

Murphy, Williuia A.... 

McLary, John 

Monohom, Patiick...... 

Mondon, Ucmorioh .... 

N«,vTby, Charles 11 

ITlot, John 

Print, Moses B 

Kusaell, Kinchcu 

Reynolds, Chai les L . 

Reynolds, John S 

Reynolds, Michii^l. .. 

Eicbards, Juines li 

Reynolds, .Tacub 

Reed, Elieha 

Reuben, Searcy 

Smith, Alcana 

Sparks, Stephen 

Sons, Alfred 

Button, Jacob U 

Sons, James P. 

Searcy, Jeremiah 

Sullivan, James T 

Thompson, John F .. . 

'fatlock, Joseph 

Tanner, Joseph L 

Williams, John ^* 

Weddell, Hamilton .. 

AVinesingcr, Adiim 

Weddel, John A 

\\*orlo"w, Joseph W 

Weddle, Andrew J 

Walker. Daniel P ... 
Worlow, George H...«., 



' S'ectuili. 
Bichards, John . 
Scott, John A.... 
Waddle, Ataos.... 
Wright, Austin. 



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Oct. n, '63 

Oct. 13, '03 

Feb. 24. 04 

Feb. 24, ■« 



Mastered oot Jnly 13, 'flJ, as Corporal. 
Mustered out July 19, 'CS. 



ustored out July Td, 'GS. 
Promoted 2d Lieutenant. 



Mustered oat Jalj 19, '66. 
Uuatored oat Jaly 19, 'fiS. 



Mastered out July 19, "65. 
Mustered out July 19, '6S; Carporsf, 
Mustered out June , S'tiS. 



Moatpred out July 19, '9i. 



Mustered out July 19, 'C$. 
Muhtored out July 19, 'Co. 

Mustered ottt July 19, 'SS. 



Transferred 24tb Beg't, July 13, "M. 



ENLISTED MEN OF COMPANY "G.' 



Kjjiz ADD Bank. 



First S^fjeant. 
Swoon;, Aclulles...... 

Sergeantt, 
Brooks, William M 
Duclcworth, Robert. 

Bundj, William 

Smith, Jesse 



Corporals. 
Bnctworth, William.. 

Garrett, Austin 

Bartup, Jeiise 

Swaney, Gordon 

Clark, James L 

C»rlM, George W 



April 20 

April 20 
ApriieO 
April 20 
April 20 

April 20 
April 29 
April 20 
April 20 
April 20 
April 20 



Discharged Dec. 20, '(4; disability; prirata. 
Discharged Jan. 21, 'CS; disability. 



Discharged May 23, 'tS; disability. 



Mustered out July 19, '63. 

Mustered out July 19, '63, a< privet*. 



Mastered oat Jsae IS, '63. 



134 



Mahb axd Rank. 



£wan, Phinvas.... 



Kiloaean, Oliver M... 
'Comar, James — 

Watjoner. 
Abbett, Major 



A.., 



Adams, Ebi-nezar 

■poaiUi', .John 

Ca.ilp, Liithir 

Burkilall, stppheu 

i JQoggs, Joslma „ 

Buntoii, Williams 

T5al08. N. S 

Barnes, Abraham 

Cfix, Wilson: 

Craue, John M, 

Crane, Oliestcr JI 

Cordell, Ilownid 

Crane, John K 

Doan, Cieurgc W 

.Uennison, Daniel W 

Dennison, Kilward 

Uennison. ti.oige 

Ewaii, Isaue 

KdwarJs, William 

F.aster, Solomon 

Cospitt, Joel 

Cresorv, Joseph 

•Garilner, Beeclier 

Glossen, Jasper 

Orosp, Martin 

Cossett, John W 

tiferard, Martin _.. 

Gdchnat, Charles 

Cilhert. Whilney 

Heitniau, Lewis W. II.. 

Uunimnn, John 11 

Hepler, Kl/.a 

Hooker, Oeorge D 

Wane, William...; 

Harding, John B 

Harrison, Kenhen 

Jones, Nicholas 

Johnston. Jan'rea S 

Lewis, John g. A 

Myers, James.. 

Matthews, Josiali 

Maseher, Frederick Oi.. 

Wilier, Oonrad_ 

SlcCoroiick, John H 

Newhy, Nathan S 

Noling, William U 

Nowling, Newlon 

Olmsiead, Samuel 

I'feffinberger, Joseph... 

Patrick, Andrew II 

Knddlck, Edward 

.l;uddick, Thomas J 

Knddick, Scott 

Kuddick, Lindlcy 

lluddiek. Silaa 

Reed, Solomon 

Kihiiiet, Thomas J 

^trawlher, Aaron A*.... 

Simpson, Alfred 

Sweaney, Joshiw M 

Swcany, Alexander T.. 

Sweany, Jacob 

Stewart, Jacob .._... 

Spear, Cbarlea W 

Sweany, Jefferson 

fmith, Jesse,. 

Tonne, Henry 

Thompson, John W...„ 

Vaogbn, Edgar K 

Vsugbn. William 



Ang. 20.. 
Aug. 20.. 



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Wnstered out June 1.5, '65. 

Mustered out July 19, '06, as Se7geaD(. 



Mustered out July 19, 'C5. 



Mastered out July 19, 'C5, 



Mustered out July 19, 'G5. 

Mustered out July 19, '05, ae Sergeant. 



Mustered out July 19, 'C5. 



Mustered out J«ly 19, '65. 

Transf 'd to V. U. C; muefJ cut July 25, 'C5v 



Mustered out July 19, 'G5. 

Mustered out July 19, '6,S. 
Mustered out July 19, 'C5. 
Mustered out Juno 20, '65, 
.Mustorsd out July 19, '65. 



Discharged May 23> 'C5; disability. 



Mustered out July 19, '05. 
Discharged Dec. 1«, 'ti4-, disability. 



Mustered out July 19, '6ft. 
Promoted Ist Lieutoaant. 
Mustered out July 19, "Oft. 

Mustered ont Jul; 19, '0^ 

Mustered out July 19, *G$. 

Mustered out July 19, .'65. 
Mustered out July 19, '6S. 

Musterad out July 19, '05. 

Mustered oat Jntj 19, '68. 
Mastered oat Jane 10, 'CS. 



Kaue and Ba>k. 



■Wagner, .lohn 

\Vinslow, Jffse W 

White, Joseph B 

Whitson, John W 

Williams, Edghill...... 

Recruits. 

Crane, jibts T 

Rude, John J 

Turnbull, Jehn C 



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Kov. 3, '02. 
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MuBtcreil oi^ July 19, *65. 



TranBf 'd to Co. " A," 24th Rcg't, July 13,'C5, 



ENLISTED MEN OF COMPANY "H.' 



Name akd Kank. 



Firgt Serjeant. 
Stewart, John L 



S€r(]efinf9. 
liCmon, Francis BI... 

Morris, Wilson 

Hosteller, Rcnjamin 
Burton, Eli 



Corporals. 

Smart, Cokman D 

Warne, Jamts P 

Moore, John 

Wright, Varelenian... 

Mclutire, William 

Giles, NVilliam 

Burton, Joseph A 

Edwards, William H.. 



Musician). 
Hart, William H,. 
Sampson, Willian 

Wagoner. 
Price, William-... 



Privatee. 

A§h, Joseph 

Beasley, Tbomae. -_ 

Beasley, John 

Bozejl, St^hen 

B^KWb, William- 

Burton. David G 

Burton, William A 

Burton, Gordon 

Burton, Uiley D 

Burton, learn 

Burton, Hugh H 

Bondy, Alexander 

Bundy, Dentoti 

Brewer, William H 

Cox, William 

Cox, Richard 

Cm-penter, William 

Carpsaday, Robert 

Clark, Eli 

Cleveland, Josiah 

Conley, Solomon 

Conley, Franklin M 

Cunningham, James L, 

^awt, lienry 

Bewburst, John 

Sdwarda, Allen 

Edwards, David B 

Edwards, Alexander-., 

Edwards, Eli O 

Edwards, Wesley 

Edwards, Allen 

Tielder, Nelson 8 

Tielder, Jaraei T 

fori, John I. 

Vol. VI.— 6 



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1802. 



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Promoted 1st Lieutenant. 



Promoted Jd Licotenant. 
Mustered out July 19, '65. 



Mustered out July 19, '65, as Sergeant. 
Transferred'to 24th Beg't, as Q. M. Sergeant. 



Mustered out July 19, '65. 

Mustered oat July 1". 'CS. 

Mustered cut July 19, '65. 

Mustered out July 19, '65 
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Mustered out May 22, '65, 
Mustered out July 19, 'C5. 



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Ouawa7, William 

Oarges, William U_.. 

Giles. John C. 

Gross, Absalom 

GrosBclass, John 

Hartkj, Williiim 

Hartscy, Joseph 

Hamilton,. Joliii B.... 

Hardman, Peter 

Hixoc, diaries 

Kerby, Edward F^... 

Kerby, John F 

Kearo, James B._ 

Landrcth, William T 
Landreth, Theodore., 
l^aadreth, Thomas A. 
Leg^, Beiijamin M..... 

LacUy, Francis N 

I/owis, Elijah W 

lomax, Laniska 

Lynn. Samuel D 

Lynn, Grannvillo S.. 

Lynn, Solomon K 

Mahan, .lohn R 

Blelvin. Thomas C 

Miller, Joseph H 

Alorris, Joseph 

"Murray, *AbeI.. 

Jfartin. Jacob 

Murrey, Wesli^y 

Mclntiro, Elijah 

McDanicls, George — 

McNabb, Hugh , 

Moore, Volne> T 

Moyer, Alfred. „ 

Oldham, George R 

Pope, Simpson 



Sloan, Jacob W 

Smith, Gcorgo W....„. 

Snider, James L 

Sperlin, Uiram 

Steward, Linsey 

Starkey, William 

Tallbott, William B..-. 

Tomlinson, Henry 

Tomlinson, William. ■■ 

Turner, Oliver 

Williams, John T 

Wright, Temple S 



Becruiti, 

niggins, Cornelias 

Hutr, Elwan B 

Hammersley, Frederick 
Biddle. Isaac 



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Mustered ont July 19, '65. 



Muhtercd out July 19, '0.>. 
Hostered out May 'Si, '05. 



Sloatored out July 19, '65, xa Corporai. 

Mastered ont J0I7 19, '65, 
Mustered oat July 19. '60. 
Mustered out J»ly 19, '^, as Corporal, 

Mastered out July 19, '65. 

Mustered out July 19, '65, as Corporal, 
Mustered out July 19, '65. 

Mustered out Fob. 10, 'G5. 

Transferred to Y. K. C, Nov. 30, I3l, 
Mustered ont July 10, 'U5. 



Mastered out July 19, '05. 
Mustered out May 9, 'US. 



Mustered out July 19, 'DO. 
Mustered OQt May Id, 'C5. 
Transf'd to Co. "K," 2Ith Rog't. July 13, '00. 



ENLISTED MEN OF COMPANY "I." 



Name and Bams. 



Date of 

Muster. 

18r.2. 



FirKt Sergeant. 
Carmichacl, Joseph F., 



- Sergianta. 
Friedly, William 
Riioods, Jehial A... 
Drocke, Richard H 
McOaUp, FleldoD... 



W.. 



Corporali. 

Riley, Charles- 

BlankoDboker, Reuben A 

Israel, James 

Arkuckle, Epbraim 

Lansh, William J 

iStucksr, Isaac. „... 



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Promoted 2d Liontenant. 

Mustered oat July 19', 'C5, as private 



Mustered out July 19, 'G5, aa Sergeant.- 
Mastered out July 19, '06. 



Discharged; disability. 
Masteced. out July Itf, '£&, 



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Vami aj(d Bank. 



Andereon, John B.„ 

Uomalay, Chri8topbsr„ 

iltitiaiatu. 

Allen, .BeAJamin F. 

Brontf, George W_«..., 

Wagoner. 
Brown, Mactbew...._... 

Pricatei. 

Banks, John ». 

Bannuss Charles L- 

Bannus, Frederick E.... 

Bietel, Franklin U 

Billard, Ow^n 

Bircbfleld, William H... 

Burk, Bartimus 

Burcbaip, John ».. 

Blair, William _.. 

Bruner, Henry , 

Brnner, Auguatua 

Caae, Henry.- _. 

Casteel, Jamea 

Cook, Charlea S , 

CoTerl, William A 

Covert, John U , 

Coven, John W „..., 

Clark, John'. 

Orisler, John A 

Davis, UarrisoD W 

Bealy, John »<.•• 

Dee Gauno, Gerret 8 

i)ndley, Elijah 

Baton, Thomas V 

Everet, William 

lidwarda, Aquilla 

Fiabel, Calvin F 

Fox, Isaac M _.... 

Oambold, John 

Hall, John 

Bouser, Kicbard 

Uedgecock Lewis 

Uedgecock, John 

Hedrick, George D....... 

Henry, Uoderlck 

Hine, Lewie 

Uininger, Chriatopber, 

Holland, Leander U 

Lawleee, Maaon ».. 

Lawrence, John W 

Lewis, Michael 

Lick, Parmeniaa B 

Maddei, William F 

Mobloy, Jamea 

McCalip, Hugh , 

McCracken, Hans B 

Solegh, Clinton 

Beed, Charlea A.. 

Beed, Ezra _..._ 

Reed, John A 

Re«d, William H- 

Rominger, Thomas 

Rborer, Bentofa 

Sawers, Emannel „., 

Sbowalter, William 

Sbultz, Henry S.-..«w... 

Bbntt, Jacob F , 

Sbultz, irwin S.- 

-Skinner, SanfordL 

Smith, Charles B....„.... 
Snyder, Charles H„„..., 

Snyder, Philip , 

Snyder, Levi 

Stewart, R&bert— 

Btoba, John , 

Webster, Samuel P 

Webster, WUUam M.... 
Zi«ler, Eli - 



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Mastered ont Jnly 19, 
MuBtered ont July 19, 
Mustered ont July 19, 
Mastered OQt Jnly 19, 
Mustered out May 18, 
Mustered <mt Jnly 19, 



Transferred Co., " E " 
Mustered out July 19, 
Mustered out July 19, 



Bemasxs. 
Mastered out Jnly 19, 'CA. 

Mastered oat Jnly 19, '05. 

Discharged Jane i, 'C6; disability. 
Maaterad ont July 19, '66. 



■65. 

'65, as Corporal. 



124th Keg't, July IJ,' 

'M, as Sergeant. 



Mustered ont Jnly 19, '&'j, as Ht Sergeant. 
Mustered ont July 19, '65. 



Mustered out July 19, '66. 



Mastered oat July 19, 65 
Mnstered ont July 19, 'C5. 



Mustered ont July 19,^ V 
Mastered out July 19, ' 



Uostered out July 19, 'G5. 



Mustered out Jnly 19, '65. 



Mustered out July 19, 
Mustered out July 19, 



Mastered (lut July 19, 
Mastered oat Jol; 19, 



'65. 

65, (fl 8«rgt»at. 

•65. 

'65. 



las 



Name amd Rank. 



Recruit*. 

Anderson, Charles 

Claudcr, Henry T 

Cookson, George W... 

Fox, Vrjincis M 

Gambold, Joseph 

Hill, Kohemifth 

H»ner, Joseph J 

MetEger, William 

Neligh, Clinton 

Neligh, SoloD 

Patterson, Joseph A. 

Rhodes, Henry U 

Sanders, Nahum 

West, Samuel C 



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S«pt. 31, 
Nov. 1 
Nov. 1, '04 
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27, '04 
30, '63 

2, '04 
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Mustered out Juno 3, '65. [Jnnc 29/65. 

Transf 'd to V. B. C. Dec. 1, '64; muster'd cot 
Transfd to Co. "E," 24th Keg't July 13, '65. 
Mustered out Juno 24, '65, 
Mustered out June 15, '65. 
Blustered out July 12. '05. 
Died at Baton Rouge, La., Dec. 25, '64. 
Transf 'd to Co. " E," 24th Reg't, Joly 13, '65. 



Mustered out June 10, '66. 
Mustered out June 3, '65. 
Mustered out Jnnei 17, '65. 



ENLISTED MEN OF COMPANY " K." 



Kame and Rane. 



First Sergeant, 
Bobinson, Gabriel.. 



'SergeantA. 

tiowell, Oscar F 

Findlev, George „. 

Callihan, Robert 

Buddleson, James P.. 



CoTTporaU. 

Kilson, Alex. N 

Hancock, William R.... 

Crobt, Adam 

Isaacs, Simpson , 

Graham, Aaron A 

Ramy, George T 

Robertson, Joseph 

Johnson, George W.... 

MitMciang, 

.Johnson, Isaac 

Locknaur, Francis M. 

Wagoner. 
Phifer, John 



Privates. 
Barkraan, William M 

Beeilev, Charles C 

Bland,"john K 

Bland, Meredith 

Brown, Jacob 

Brown, James A 

Brown, AmoeD 

Casey, Presley 

Claycamp, John C 

Claycamp, Henry H... 

Claycamp, John F 

Compton, David 

Cornett, Archibald.... 

Cross, Levi M 

Cone, Marcellus 

Comby, Silas 

Coultet, Johi\ A 

Dunlap, Robert Mc 

Tindley, Gabriel M 

Tlsher, Daniel B 

TIeetwood, WasbiDgton 

Plinn, John 

Foster, David J 

George, John 



Ooldsmlth, Russell H.. 

Orsyson, John 

Oudgill, Rhclby G 

Ooldsmith, Hilbriu H,. 
Ouffey, Charles _, 



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Promoted 2nd Lieutenant. 

Promoted 1st Lieucenaot. 
Promoted 2Qd Lieutenant. 

Mustered out May 16, 'G5. 

Mustered out May 16, '65. 
Mustered out July 19, '65; 

Mustered out July 19, '65. 



Mustered out July 19, '65. 
Mustered out May 31, '65. 



Mnstered ont July S, '65. 



Mustered out June 25, '65. 
Mustered out July 19, '65. 



Mustered out July 19, '65. 

Mustered out July 19, '65; Corp'l. 
Discharged Jan. 30. '05; disability. 
Museerud out July 19, '65. 



Uustered out July 19, 'i3S. 



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Xamb and Rank. 



nsDCOck, Jamcg 

liannah, Abner W 

llnnoy, Krasnms N 

Hinkli', .I.im.9 A 

HouJ, Wjatt 

Hood, Robert 

Hood, John S 

Huffingtoii, James NV 

Isaacs, William Mc... 

JacksoD, Jamoa D 

Jones, Hinry 

Jones, KolKTt G 

Kindred, Marion K.., 

Kolb, Au'lrijw 

Langdon, George, Jr. 

Lilton, Morf;ao M.. .. 

■ Lorons, John 

iMcHayne, William D, 
jMcHayne, Thomas E. 

'Mcllillen, Joseph 

jNowby, Lawrence D' 



Nelson, John H 

'Parker, Christopher,.... 

Pate, liartwell 

Payne, James 

Peters, Jesso B 

■ Pluranior, Alexander C 

"Prince, Thomas G 

jPrudeu, Jaraes 

'Pruitt, Riehard 

Richards, Thomas Z 

I Rich, Jacob 

Roberts, Benjamin F 

Roberts, W. 31 

Koss, Ciiarles V 

Ruder, Samuel M 

Smith, John „ 

Smith, James ?t 

Sturlins, Hanson 

Stark, Elijah 

Stafford, John L 

Stafford. John H 

Stockwcll, David A 

Summa, Frederick 

Sntton, William N 

'Tabor, Granville 

T.iylor, James B 

W«ddlc, Charles 

t\'eekly, Wetly B 

Wheeler, Alonzo C 

Wilkie, Hosea C 

Wyman, Francis 

Wilson, John 

Wirner, Francis X 



JJp. 



uilit. 



Blaod, Henry L 

Bowman, John H. 
Day, William M.... 
Perry, William.,.., 
Perry, Joseph 



Mustered out July 19, '65 

Mustered out July 19, '60, as Corpora!. 

Mustered out July 19, '65, as Sergeant.. 



Mustered oat Jaly 19, '65. 



Discharged May 23, '65; diaabilitr. 
Mustered out July 19, '65. 

Mustered out July 19, '63, as Sergeant. 



Mustered out July 19, '65. 

Mustered out July 19, '65. 
Mustered out July 19, '63. 

Discharged by order War Dep't, Aug. 20, 64. 

Mustered out July 19, '65. 

Mustered out July 19, '65. 

Alustered out July 19, '65. 

Mustered out July 19, '05, as Corporal. 



.jMustered out Juno 6, '64, 
iMuatcred out July 19, '65.- 

Mustered out July 19, '65. 

.JDischarged F6b. 16, '05; disability; Serg't. 
MusLered out July 19, '05, as absent aick. . 



March 4, '04 Discharged June 3, '65; disability. 

March 1, '64 Di.-harged July 11, '65; disability, 

April 5, '64.. Transferred Co. "C," 24th Rug't, July 13,'65. 

April 5, "64.. Mustered out Juno 5, '65. 

.March 4, •14 Transf 'd to Co. "C." 24th Reg't, July 13,'65. 



UN^^SSIGNED RECRUITS. 



Nave akd Rank. 



Douglass, George W.... 

Dorst, Frank 

<}rabam, Aaron A 

Hill, James 

Harlan, William 

Henderson, Charles.... 
Bendrixbon, Stiles H... 

Johnson, Lewis W 

Lrncs, William H 



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Jan. -^.2, '64 
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Jan. IT, '64 
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Richardson, Samuel 

Shutz, Henry S 

Shuck, George 

Vannorman, Seldon 
Winters. William.. 



Residence. 



Date of 
Muster 



Feb. a2. 'ti-l 

July.ii, "62 

Jan. 2.-t, '64 

Jan. 28, '64 

Julv -'4. (V.' 



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